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Forum: Cruising News & Events 24-03-2010, 02:01
Replies: 379
Views: 66,831
Posted By mickmul
Here's one I use . . . cut and paste into your...

Here's one I use . . . cut and paste into your browser . . .

Live Interactive Ships Traffic Worldwide Map (https://download.hellenicshippingnews.com/img/all_google_map.html)
Forum: Flotsam & Sailing Miscellany 10-03-2010, 01:43
Replies: 4,794
Views: 1,055,877
Posted By mickmul
A chicken farmer went to a local bar, sat next to...

A chicken farmer went to a local bar, sat next to a woman and ordered a glass of champagne.
The woman perked up and said, 'How about that? I just ordered a glass of champagne, too!'
'What a...
Forum: Fishing, Recreation & Fun 14-01-2010, 07:19
Replies: 64
Views: 19,732
Posted By mickmul
Two from Claud Worth

"The charm of singlehanded cruising is not solitude, but independence."
Claud Worth

"It is as hard to describe the fascination of the sea as to explain the beauty of a woman, for, to each man,...
Forum: Fishing, Recreation & Fun 14-01-2010, 05:27
Replies: 64
Views: 19,732
Posted By mickmul
And from one of the great sailors. . . . "I...

And from one of the great sailors. . . .

"I yam what I yam - and tha’s all what I yam"
Popeye
Forum: Training, Licensing & Certification 22-12-2009, 05:08
Replies: 7
Views: 11,221
Posted By mickmul
The International Certificate of Competency (ICC)...

The International Certificate of Competency (ICC) is the credit card sized licance that is recognised in Europe for charter, and is available from a country's National Sailing Association. Here, if...
Forum: Meets & Greets 16-12-2009, 09:31
Replies: 15
Views: 2,476
Posted By mickmul
Hi Guys and welcome from Ireland!! Fpair winds,...

Hi Guys and welcome from Ireland!! Fpair winds, enjoy the forum, and Happy Christmas!!
Forum: Cruising News & Events 11-11-2009, 02:14
Replies: 379
Views: 66,831
Posted By mickmul
Great thread, raising issues that need to be out...

Great thread, raising issues that need to be out there. Don't forget Mike Perham was followed by his dad across the Atlantic, but they could not raise the (£1 Million) finance to allow the dad to...
Forum: Health, Safety & Related Gear 11-11-2009, 01:42
Replies: 198
Views: 62,900
Posted By mickmul
A friend hit a solid semi submerged object 20...

A friend hit a solid semi submerged object 20 miles off the coast of Portugal at night - said it had to be a container, the shock was so crunching . . all he saw was a "wash", like a rock that dries,...
Forum: Flotsam & Sailing Miscellany 30-10-2009, 08:57
Replies: 4,794
Views: 1,055,877
Posted By mickmul
A man walks into the street and manages to hail a...

A man walks into the street and manages to hail a taxi just as it was going by.
He gets into the taxi, and the cabbie says, "Perfect timing. You're just like Frank."

Passenger: "Who?"

Cabbie:...
Forum: Rules of the Road, Regulations & Red Tape 30-10-2009, 06:58
Replies: 114
Views: 17,671
Posted By mickmul
Boarded by French customs for doing 6 knots in a...

Boarded by French customs for doing 6 knots in a 5 knot zone, even though we were still outside the bay of Villefranche on the south coast, and teh 5 knot zone was still ahead of us on chart and GPS....
Forum: Meets & Greets 30-10-2009, 06:46
Replies: 22
Views: 3,540
Posted By mickmul
Hope you stopped in Monkstown or Cobh just down...

Hope you stopped in Monkstown or Cobh just down the river . . . Passage West is a good anchorage but not a lot of yachting facilities there . . some good pubs though! Welcome aboard . . give us a...
Forum: Families, Kids and Pets Afloat 29-10-2009, 07:11
Replies: 7
Views: 2,604
Posted By mickmul
You know the season is kicking in when the Willy...

You know the season is kicking in when the Willy T opens up! Bushwackers ashore at the Bight can be expensive, lovely beach and dock though. Perhaps the Bitter End may be a bit more lively for the...
Forum: Families, Kids and Pets Afloat 29-10-2009, 03:05
Replies: 7
Views: 2,604
Posted By mickmul
Cruised the BVI earlier this year and found most...

Cruised the BVI earlier this year and found most (boating) youngsters at The Bight on Norman Island, and most (shorebased) youngies at Jost van Dyke. Welcome to the forum and enjoy the year!!
Forum: Flotsam & Sailing Miscellany 27-10-2009, 08:13
Replies: 365
Views: 182,342
Posted By mickmul
A guy here in Ireland has a company called...

A guy here in Ireland has a company called "Bandon Office Supplies", Bandon being a town in west Cork. He calls his boat "ABandon Office" . another good one is "Cirrhosis of the River", while a local...
Forum: Europe & Mediterranean 23-10-2009, 07:59
Replies: 5
Views: 2,319
Posted By mickmul
Had a good experience with Nautilus Yachting in...

Had a good experience with Nautilus Yachting in the UK. Chartered out of Palma de Mallorca - best selection of yachts/inbound flights there. Best cruising is circumnavigating Ibiza with a visit to...
Forum: Flotsam & Sailing Miscellany 09-10-2009, 08:41
Replies: 4,794
Views: 1,055,877
Posted By mickmul
Think back to the package holidays you've been on...

Think back to the package holidays you've been on and I'm sure you can
picture the dimwits who'd submit these complaints!!
((Survey by Thos Cook and ABTA)
"I think it should be explained in the...
Forum: Dollars & Cents 01-10-2009, 09:17
Replies: 2
Views: 33,457
Posted By mickmul
Maybe a little off the wall advice, but here...

Maybe a little off the wall advice, but here goes. . . Visit distressed property websites relating to Med property. Try to make e-mail contact with an agent for same. Often, though they can't...
Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit 03-04-2009, 08:32
Replies: 2
Views: 1,520
Posted By mickmul
Varnish Shine

Hi All, At a recent boat show, my dad, who is building two New Zealand design Sunbursts (we built two thirty years ago, and they are still in service) came across a wooden boat with an amazing...
Forum: Electrical: Batteries, Generators & Solar 03-04-2009, 08:23
Replies: 31
Views: 8,752
Posted By mickmul
Just checking out solar myself - a friend has...

Just checking out solar myself - a friend has fitted a BP 50 Watt panel and regulator and paid over twice here in Ireland than I found it for on the net from the U.S. (Shippeing may erode much of...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 02-03-2009, 01:05
Replies: 84
Views: 58,257
Posted By mickmul
Wow! Haven't been on the forum for a while but...

Wow! Haven't been on the forum for a while but got your news this morning! Well done!! I hope you have many lazy days in the sun, and many happy miles under the keel! Fair winds to you both and good...
Forum: Meets & Greets 15-07-2008, 05:59
Replies: 5
Views: 1,359
Posted By mickmul
Welcome Chelle, lovely part of the world, have a...

Welcome Chelle, lovely part of the world, have a glass of Mag River wine for me!! Hope you enjoy the banter on the forum!!
Forum: Meets & Greets 15-07-2008, 05:56
Replies: 21
Views: 2,947
Posted By mickmul
Hi Tim and welcome from Ireland! Love WA, got...

Hi Tim and welcome from Ireland! Love WA, got married on the Swan River in '95. I'm sure you'll make some great friends here!!
Forum: The Sailor's Confessional 08-07-2008, 06:13
Replies: 21
Views: 4,524
Posted By mickmul
Here ia a product, new to me until a few days...

Here ia a product, new to me until a few days ago, which has accelerated the healing process with my injury - this from their (official, I think) website - great product. . .
It comes, I believe,...
Forum: The Sailor's Confessional 04-07-2008, 02:22
Replies: 21
Views: 4,524
Posted By mickmul
I suffered at age ten from platelet abnormalities...

I suffered at age ten from platelet abnormalities and this recurred earlier this year as a "bolt of lightning", i.e., no contributary cause, just unlucky. The illness is known as ITP (Idiopathic...
Forum: The Sailor's Confessional 03-07-2008, 08:25
Replies: 21
Views: 4,524
Posted By mickmul
Medical Assistance - taken for granted?

Here is an account of an an injury and treatment that I never thought would happen to me - I file it so others may learn from my mishap. Last week while skippering a Salina 48 cat in the Balearic...
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