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Forum: Europe & Mediterranean 12-04-2012, 05:11
Replies: 16
Views: 3,757
Posted By swagman
Re: Balearics September 2012

Hi,
I'd support the others recommendations of Soller, Andraix, Formentera, Alcudia.
I think you might also like some of the bigger cities. Palma is well worth a visit.
Mahon is also lovely city...
Forum: Meets & Greets 08-03-2012, 07:34
Replies: 7
Views: 3,311
Posted By swagman
Re: New Member Here

G'Day and welcome,
Sounds like a nice plan. Enjoy.
JOHN
Forum: Meets & Greets 08-03-2012, 07:32
Replies: 7
Views: 910
Posted By swagman
Re: Hey Everybody !

G'Day Julian,
Can I add my welcome to the others.
Vancover is one place still on my bucket list so enjoy it.
I'm jealous.
JOHN
Forum: Meets & Greets 08-03-2012, 07:30
Replies: 4
Views: 1,290
Posted By swagman
Re: Not New but Never Said Hello ! Hi from the Mitten !

G'Day and welcome to CF,
Sounds like you've got your hands full, but full of the right things. Enjoy.
JOHN
Forum: Meets & Greets 08-03-2012, 07:28
Replies: 12
Views: 2,540
Posted By swagman
Re: Sailing around Britain and anchoring in Scotland

+1 with the extra chain. We also carried 100m x 10mm and agree its proved useful.
JOHN
Forum: Meets & Greets 08-03-2012, 06:02
Replies: 5
Views: 54,589
Posted By swagman
Re: Take Me Sailing in Charleston, SC

Welcome to the site Jeff,
Hope you enjoy it as much as we do.
Cheers
JOHN
Forum: Meets & Greets 08-03-2012, 06:01
Replies: 13
Views: 1,305
Posted By swagman
Re: Greetings from Austin

All very good.
Welcome to the site, congratulation on the new boat, good luck getting it refitted and afloat, and hope you guys enjoy the new life.
Cheers
JOHN
Forum: Meets & Greets 08-03-2012, 05:57
Replies: 8
Views: 959
Posted By swagman
Re: Greetings

Hi Jane,
I like to think my brains still young, but my wife says my body overtook it about 40 years back.........
But welcome to the site, and wish you good fortune finding that race crew.
JOHN
Forum: Meets & Greets 08-03-2012, 05:53
Replies: 4
Views: 1,077
Posted By swagman
Re: Hi from the road

Welcome Chris.
Might be a good idea to get some sailing experience in before you head off biking southward. Not too easy to find a sailboat needing novice crew so far south - but good luck in your...
Forum: Meets & Greets 08-03-2012, 05:50
Replies: 20
Views: 2,791
Posted By swagman
Re: Hello from Dubai

G'Day Ross and welcome,
Always great to see new members saying hello.
Enjoy
JOHN
Forum: Meets & Greets 08-03-2012, 05:46
Replies: 4
Views: 1,188
Posted By swagman
Re: Hello from Malaysia

G'Day,
Welcome to the site and good luck in finding that ride.
Cheers
JOHN
Forum: Meets & Greets 08-03-2012, 05:43
Replies: 8
Views: 1,218
Posted By swagman
Re: New member

Hi and welcome,
Well maybe you'll be sailing PAST Portugal and Spain. Going overland even in a Halberg Rassey could be a bit uncomfortable.:-)
Congrations, hope you enjoy the boat.
JOHN
Forum: Meets & Greets 08-03-2012, 05:42
Replies: 10
Views: 1,341
Posted By swagman
Re: Permission to come aboard!

Welcome aboard Sailing Lady,
Enjoy that retirement cruise, and may it be the first of many.
Sail safe
JOHN
Forum: Meets & Greets 08-03-2012, 04:43
Replies: 12
Views: 2,540
Posted By swagman
Re: Sailing around Britain and anchoring in Scotland

Hi Bob,
We covered 30,000 miles without ever needing a second anchor deployed, and we too found the Delta worked fine.
Good luck and enjoy the trip.
JOHN
Forum: Deck hardware: Rigging, Sails & Hoisting 08-03-2012, 04:31
Replies: 15
Views: 3,005
Posted By swagman
Re: Dousing My New Assymetrical With Sock

Leaving the mainsail to blanket the gennaker makes good sense.

You don't indicate what sized boat / sail but if it were me I'd not bother with a sock - invariably they foul up almost as many...
Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit 08-03-2012, 04:13
Replies: 3
Views: 1,510
Posted By swagman
Re: Epoxy or polyester?

Araldite Epoxy would be fine. Check the product labelling as some of their adhesives are not.

https://uk.farnell.com/productimages/farnell/standard/106485-40.jpg
Forum: General Sailing Forum 05-03-2012, 23:19
Replies: 50
Views: 7,946
Posted By swagman
Re: Narrowly avoided collision with motor yacht.

+1 - except I'm currently a stink potter some days, a sailor others.

But I would not think twice about lighting up the boat like a Christmas tree if I belived it would make us more visible in a...
Forum: Meets & Greets 05-03-2012, 23:03
Replies: 26
Views: 2,797
Posted By swagman
Re: Me and My Plan

Yup. IMHO call her anything but wench.
There's absolutely no doubt it's the highest know reason guys give up cruising, so keeping the spouse happy has to be top of every list.
Enjoy
John
Forum: Meets & Greets 05-03-2012, 07:40
Replies: 26
Views: 2,797
Posted By swagman
Re: Me and My Plan

Hi Nate,
Sounds like you've got it well sorted and I wish you every success. IMHO try and squeeze up to a 40 footer if you plan long term cruising especially in warmer waters. For sure you'll have...
Forum: Meets & Greets 05-03-2012, 07:34
Replies: 7
Views: 978
Posted By swagman
Re: Newbie from Belgium

G'day Marc,
Congratulations on the new boat, the retirement, the cruising plans, and saying hello.
Enjoy!
John
Forum: Deck hardware: Rigging, Sails & Hoisting 05-03-2012, 05:43
Replies: 127
Views: 25,389
Posted By swagman
Re: Why use flat webbing as jacklines instead of rope?

Reminds me of a young, keen and inexperienced sailor who joined us one weekend to be mastman for the days race. He was very keen, and worked for a chandler, and as a result had more new harness kit...
Forum: Electrical: Batteries, Generators & Solar 05-03-2012, 03:57
Replies: 12
Views: 2,607
Posted By swagman
Re: Portable aircon on a boat?

Its not uncommon in some Turkish marinas for people to hire domestic aircon units, normally looking smaller than the one you've shown, and usually mounted either over atop hatch (so cold air in, hot...
Forum: Seamanship & Boat Handling 04-03-2012, 14:27
Replies: 19
Views: 3,170
Posted By swagman
Re: Need Offshore Insight

From the recollection you've given, surely what you've said is the weather solved, rather than caused, the problem.
I'm with the others, specifically check it all out, but if you find nothing assume...
Forum: Europe & Mediterranean 24-02-2012, 17:59
Replies: 18
Views: 9,481
Posted By swagman
Re: Le Boat in France - canals/rivers

Hi Daz,
We spent two months last year on the French waterways. Le Boat craft can be seen in a few locations and appeared to be well kept - perhaps even above average.
Enjoy.
John
Forum: Europe & Mediterranean 31-01-2012, 15:32
Replies: 7
Views: 1,737
Posted By swagman
Re: Levkas to Marmaris in April

Hi,
We pushed our boat from Mallorca to Ayvalik in April 2006 and had everything from F2 to F8, mainly from the north. Blog of those passages at yotblog.co.UK/yachtswagman.
Cheers
John
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