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28-10-2012, 04:56
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Registered User
Join Date: Oct 2012
Location: Manchester, UK
Boat: Dreaming of a Luke Powell pilot cutter
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Hello from Manchester, UK
Ahoy Cruisers,
I'm 52, and i live in Manchester, UK where I am a doctor. i don't own a boat (yet!) but i learned sailing from my father who did own a yacht, though she had gone by the time my brother and I arrived. We learned on dighies in Littlehampton Sailing Club and later had wonderful flotilla holidays in the Greek Islands.
Now I charter / crew for a week or two a year. For the last few years, Helen (wife) and I have been tall ship crew on Lord Nelson and Tenacious. I would love to be on the circumnavigation voyage which set sail on Trafalgar Day last week.
I've recently joined the Manchester Cruising Association and plan to devote more time to sailing in preparation for the big R!
I'm really impressed with the wealth of knowledge and opinion shared here and looking forward to becoming part of this community.
Mike
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28-10-2012, 05:01
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Moderator

Join Date: Oct 2008
Boat: Bestevaer 49
Posts: 16,604
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Re: Hello from Manchester, UK
Welcome to CF Mike.
Sailing dinghies and chartering is a perfect way to start.
When is the big R planned?
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28-10-2012, 05:04
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Registered User
Join Date: May 2010
Location: Liverpool, UK
Posts: 265
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Re: Hello from Manchester, UK
Welcome Mike to CF from (not so) Sunny Liverpool
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“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.” – Mark Twain
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28-10-2012, 05:58
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Moderator Emeritus

Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Manchester, UK
Boat: Beneteau 473
Posts: 5,622
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Re: Hello from Manchester, UK
Welcome, hey, I'm 52 and live in Manchester (Flixton), with a boat in Liverpool.
I believe Liverpool yacht club are usually on the look out for racing crew, their website may be worth a visit.
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Beneteau 473
Manchester, UK
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28-10-2012, 06:34
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Registered User
Join Date: May 2010
Location: Liverpool, UK
Posts: 265
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Re: Hello from Manchester, UK
Nigel, that is true. I've been thinking about volunteering my services to them....just worried I might sink the boat! lol
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“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.” – Mark Twain
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28-10-2012, 07:17
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Senior Cruiser

Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: gettin naughty on the beach in cornwall
Boat: 63 custom alloy sloop,macwester26,prout snowgoose 37 elite catamaran!
Posts: 10,598
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Re: Hello from Manchester, UK
welcome from a moderatly warm cornwall,quite a few uk members on the forum,and a vast wealth of info from members world wide
cheers atoll
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28-10-2012, 07:24
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Registered User
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Worcester U.K.
Boat: Privilege 435 Now Sold
Posts: 1,101
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Re: Hello from Manchester, UK
Hi Mike
I'm originally from Liverpool but now, when in the UK, Worcester. Right now I'm sitting out Hurricane Sandy on my boat in Charleston, South Carolina. I spent many years chartering but did eventually own a boat and doing a circumnavigation when I was just a couple of years older than you are now.
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28-10-2012, 09:53
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Registered User
Join Date: May 2010
Location: Liverpool, UK
Posts: 265
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Quote:
Originally Posted by nigel1
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I believe Liverpool yacht club are usually on the look out for racing crew, their website may be worth a visit.
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Here you go: http://www.lyc.org.uk/
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“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.” – Mark Twain
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03-11-2012, 04:14
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Registered User
Join Date: Oct 2012
Location: Manchester, UK
Boat: Dreaming of a Luke Powell pilot cutter
Posts: 5
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Re: Hello from Manchester, UK
Thanks to all for the welcome. Have been reading the back-posts and am awash!
Mike
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03-11-2012, 04:48
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Registered User
Join Date: Jan 2009
Boat: Tartan 37 #6
Posts: 519
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Re: Hello from Manchester, UK
Welcome Mike, I built a boat in Liverpool,early 80's ,I still have the police wide load permit from taking it through the Tunnel to finish it in a [now demolished] shed in Birkenhead docks.Sailed out of the Mersey June 83 and never came back !! Enjoy following your dreams, Bruce.
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03-11-2012, 05:06
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Moderator

Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: Solent, England
Boat: Moody 31
Posts: 18,707
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Re: Hello from Manchester, UK
Mike, welcome to CF from a gloriously sunny Gosport this morning
Pete
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15-11-2012, 21:33
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Registered User
Join Date: May 2006
Location: Nicholasville, Kentucky
Boat: 15 foot Canoe
Posts: 14,191
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Re: Hello from Manchester, UK
Aloha and welcome aboard!
Good to have you here.
kind regards,
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