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15-02-2008, 07:10
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Registered User
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Victoria, BC, Canada
Boat: Huntingford 48 - Peregrinata
Posts: 15
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Hello from Victoria, BC
Hello, I am new to this forum. My wife and I have extensive cruising experience in the Pacific. I have done several international yacht races and also teach professional mariners navigation and shiphandling. We took out two daughters offshore for four years and our now land locked with a house. Looking forward to out next trip.
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15-02-2008, 07:36
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#2
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Registered User
Join Date: May 2007
Location: Currently East Coast USA/Caribbean
Boat: Stevens 47
Posts: 223
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Welcome. How was it with 2 kids aboard for so long? We're leaving this summer for a similar durations with 3 kids, ages, 9, 6, 4. Any words of wisdom?
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15-02-2008, 10:44
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#3
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Registered User
Join Date: May 2006
Location: Nicholasville, Kentucky
Boat: 15 foot Canoe
Posts: 14,191
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Aloha,
Welcome aboard! Good to have you and your experience here.
Kind Regards,
JohnL
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15-02-2008, 16:51
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#4
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Registered User
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Victoria, BC, Canada
Boat: Huntingford 48 - Peregrinata
Posts: 15
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Sailing with Kids
Quote:
Originally Posted by svTOTEM
Welcome. How was it with 2 kids aboard for so long? We're leaving this summer for a similar durations with 3 kids, ages, 9, 6, 4. Any words of wisdom?
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Sailing with kids was amazing, you get to experience your travels through your eyes as well as each of your children. It took us a while but we did learn that it was a good idea to seek out other kid boats and try and rendezvous with them. Prior to that our destinations were more driven by where we as the parents wanted to go. In our last year, while crossing the S Pacific, we came across a lot of other cruising families and would do that bit many times over. Next time, we will get a one year visa to Fr Poly.
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15-02-2008, 18:43
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#5
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Registered User
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Blakely Island, WA
Boat: Bayfield 36, Wellcraft 190 classid
Posts: 10
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Welcome Neighbor!
Hey there Peregrinata!
Welcome! I am living not far from you in the San Juans with dreams to do a Pacific tour as it sounds like you have done. Sounds like a life worth checking out... Cheers!
Ben Davidson
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15-02-2008, 19:40
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#6
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Registered User
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Kelowna , British Columbia
Boat: Corbin 39 Pilot House, Tayana 42
Posts: 294
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Hi Peregrinata !
Welcome aboard ! I'm from Kelowna and living for extended cruising with my two kids in September . So far here in the Okanagan I had never bumped in to people who cruised with children .
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21-02-2008, 13:05
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#7
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Registered User
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Victoria, BC, Canada
Boat: Huntingford 48 - Peregrinata
Posts: 15
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What do the stars under eveyone's name signify? How are they "awarded"?
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21-02-2008, 13:55
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Senior Cruiser
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Thunder Bay, Ontario - 48-29N x 89-20W
Boat: (Cruiser Living On Dirt)
Posts: 49,082
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The 'stars' represent landmarks in the members' number of posts.
More stars = more posts (sorry, don't recall the exact formula).
__________________
Gord May
"If you didn't have the time or money to do it right in the first place, when will you get the time/$ to fix it?"
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21-02-2008, 14:40
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#9
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Registered User
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Bulgaria,Varna
Boat: Laser standard
Posts: 3
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Hello evryone.I am very happy to be part of this forum.About the kidz.., its funny on board. But for sail i think with out childrens.Sory for my english.I am from Bulgaria and i am not god on this language.
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21-02-2008, 14:46
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#10
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Moderator Emeritus
Join Date: May 2007
Location: Ohio
Boat: Now boatless :-(
Posts: 11,580
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Peregrinata
What do the stars under eveyone's name signify? How are they "awarded"?
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The stars are awarded for incorrect answers. When you reach 5 stars, like me, you aren't allowed to answer any more questions.
Dang! I just did it again
Seriously, though. Welcome aboard!
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