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by Gorbash
Tue Jan 05, 2010 12:43 pm
Forum: The Yacht Forum Yacht Club
Topic: Its a new year
Replies: 5
Views: 20128

I like snow too, only touched it once when I was in Woking back in Xmas 1999.
Driving in it must be a pain hehehe. It all overcast and rainy here in SA today.
I wish I was on a boat right about now not stuck in the office :D
by Gorbash
Tue Jan 05, 2010 6:35 am
Forum: The Yacht Forum Yacht Club
Topic: Its a new year
Replies: 5
Views: 20128

Its a new year

Complements of the season to all!

I hope you all had wonderful breaks and may all your wishes for the year come true :)
by Gorbash
Thu Dec 17, 2009 10:13 am
Forum: Jeff's Blog - living on a yacht, at anchor, with a baby.
Topic: 16th December 2009 - Eberspacher Woes
Replies: 3
Views: 7826

I see. Yeah comfort is important whilst sitting at anchor.
Lol, maybe you should just bite the bullet and get one, at least then your heating won't be blowing out.
by Gorbash
Thu Dec 17, 2009 9:11 am
Forum: Jeff's Blog - living on a yacht, at anchor, with a baby.
Topic: 16th December 2009 - Eberspacher Woes
Replies: 3
Views: 7826

That is a bit of bad luck hey :| Good luck with the repairs mate.
Your photos are great, makes me very jealous sitting here at my desk job :P
by Gorbash
Thu Dec 10, 2009 5:23 am
Forum: Safety, Technical, Engineering & General Yacht Banter
Topic: Hellos and my first yacht Q
Replies: 6
Views: 12438

Clipping on would be the wiser indeed :) Dan Buoys are good to keep tabs on someone. What you said about motoring back to the MOB, in this article, once you start drifting towards him/her they say you should use your engine to guide your boat to the right spot, then switch it off when you get close,...
by Gorbash
Wed Dec 09, 2009 7:14 am
Forum: Safety, Technical, Engineering & General Yacht Banter
Topic: Hellos and my first yacht Q
Replies: 6
Views: 12438

I see I see. I was reading about a technique to pick up a MOB and they mentioned the heave-to method to get your boat slowed down and drifting towards the pick up point. It makes sense now :) Thanks for that. Sounds a bit tricky to get the sails and rudder in the correct 'balanced' position.
by Gorbash
Mon Dec 07, 2009 6:45 am
Forum: Safety, Technical, Engineering & General Yacht Banter
Topic: Hellos and my first yacht Q
Replies: 6
Views: 12438

Thank you :D It will be around the riverside area. Interesting, I had to google bilge keel hehe :P I would like to sail on the sea, but the bilge keel is not a bad thing to keep in mind. I've been doing some research to get my knowledge up. On the weekend I bought a sailing magazine, this helped a l...
by Gorbash
Fri Dec 04, 2009 7:25 am
Forum: Safety, Technical, Engineering & General Yacht Banter
Topic: Hellos and my first yacht Q
Replies: 6
Views: 12438

Hellos and my first yacht Q

Good day Sailors :) Firstly I'd like to say hello to all, I chose this forum because it is UK based and seeing you support the RNLI sold me on the spot. What a great initiative, well done. I am currently living in South Africa but will be moving over to the UK in the next few months. A little intro ...