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Forum: Europe & Mediterranean 24-05-2018, 23:40
Replies: 8
Views: 1,749
Posted By rabbidoninoz
Re: Buying a boat in the Netherlands

So it is! Forgive the error! So that leaves the UK.
Forum: Europe & Mediterranean 24-05-2018, 09:50
Replies: 8
Views: 1,749
Posted By rabbidoninoz
Re: Buying a boat in the Netherlands

Oy, not another Schengen thread! (Sorry, couldn't resist!) �� If you're thinking a boat for inland waters only, there's no non-Schengen country to scurry into. In that case, your options are to try...
Forum: Meets & Greets 12-05-2018, 07:36
Replies: 7
Views: 1,203
Posted By rabbidoninoz
Re: Hello , new forum member .

Bigger isn't always better, or more suited to the missuon brief. Sounds like you have a good idea as to what works for you.
Forum: Meets & Greets 12-05-2018, 07:34
Replies: 2
Views: 756
Posted By rabbidoninoz
Re: Klepper Sailing the Florida Keys

Wow! But then, why not? A bloke in a Klepper crossed the Atlantic, after all. If your seamanship is up to the task, what an accomplishment. Are you blogging your adventures?
Forum: Europe & Mediterranean 08-05-2018, 12:21
Replies: 27
Views: 7,926
Posted By rabbidoninoz
Re: Fishing in the Eastern Med

Last summer on a yacht charter in the Sporades group of islands in Greece, a member of our crew caught several large fish. Apparently the lure you use is important, as well as the boat's speed, as...
Forum: Meets & Greets 07-05-2018, 23:55
Replies: 4
Views: 838
Posted By rabbidoninoz
Re: Getting Ready to shove off

Your in luck! Lots of boats in Florida, so lots of boats for sale there. And lots of mavens here on the forum to advise you on what to look for once you dtart shopping. Welcome aboard!
Forum: Meets & Greets 26-04-2018, 10:03
Replies: 4
Views: 675
Posted By rabbidoninoz
Re: New to Sailing

Enjoy the journey! No such thing as too much learning.
Forum: Meets & Greets 26-04-2018, 10:02
Replies: 14
Views: 1,217
Posted By rabbidoninoz
Re: New to sailing and New to the site

Enjoy rhe boat! Use her in good health!
Forum: Emergency, Disaster and Distress 05-04-2018, 04:00
Replies: 40
Views: 5,948
Posted By rabbidoninoz
Re: Does satphone lessen or cancel need for EPIRB?

Thanks for the thoughtful replies, everybody! Will definitely get an EPIRB, maybe also InReach. Iridium third priority, maybe later.
Forum: Emergency, Disaster and Distress 29-03-2018, 03:04
Replies: 40
Views: 5,948
Posted By rabbidoninoz
Does satphone lessen or cancel need for EPIRB?

Since a satphone has an emergency beacon function. Thoughts? Thanks in advance!

Don
Forum: Atlantic & the Caribbean 19-02-2018, 05:10
Replies: 12
Views: 4,061
Posted By rabbidoninoz
Re: Fort Lauderdale/Miami info- where to sail a small boat?

My first sailing experiences were in South Florida. Yes, Biscayne Bay is the nicest sailing ground and the southern part of the bay - south of the Rickenbacker Causeway - is the nicest for a...
Forum: Emergency, Disaster and Distress 12-02-2018, 22:33
Replies: 36
Views: 10,996
Posted By rabbidoninoz
Re: Lost Their Boat Two Days into their Adventure?

The article from the Tampa Bay Times does fill on more details, thanks for that.

Don
Forum: Emergency, Disaster and Distress 12-02-2018, 20:58
Replies: 36
Views: 10,996
Posted By rabbidoninoz
Lost Their Boat Two Days into their Adventure?

Anybody have additional information about this couple in Florida and how they met such a disaster? The online article is just from a human drama viewpoint and doesn't really say much to satisfy the...
Forum: Meets & Greets 31-01-2018, 08:16
Replies: 9
Views: 929
Posted By rabbidoninoz
Re: New to Cruisers Forum

Sequitur is lovely! Yes, nothing like pulling into a pristine anchorage for the first time! Good luck with the deciding, then shopping for the bigger boat!
Forum: Meets & Greets 31-01-2018, 06:16
Replies: 9
Views: 929
Posted By rabbidoninoz
Re: New to Cruisers Forum

Thanks, Paul! I started sailing many years ago as a teenager in Miami. Life took me to many places, including Australia, where I was when I joined this site - thus my moniker. Now I live in Israel....
Forum: Meets & Greets 31-01-2018, 03:18
Replies: 9
Views: 929
Posted By rabbidoninoz
Re: New to Cruisers Forum

Welcome aboard, Paul! Sounds like some of US could learn from YOU! Looking forward to your applying your experiences here. About the Hylas, you'll have to wait for someone else to chine in...
Forum: Meets & Greets 28-01-2018, 23:51
Replies: 15
Views: 6,422
Posted By rabbidoninoz
Re: Second year liveaboard in Rhode Island

Ralk about the planets aligning fir you! But really, all this successful transition comes from the will, and being ready for the hard work to realize your dreams! Great inspiration for many of us...
Forum: Europe & Mediterranean 20-01-2018, 10:38
Replies: 16
Views: 3,240
Posted By rabbidoninoz
Re: End of Med Sailing Season?

Thanks for all the great info and counsel, everybody! Based on what you're all telling me, I'm going to move up my departure and do this trip in the summer. I really appreciate the collective wisdom...
Forum: Europe & Mediterranean 16-01-2018, 06:11
Replies: 16
Views: 3,240
Posted By rabbidoninoz
Re: End of Med Sailing Season?

Thanks for the quick responses, Mike and Yeloya! So I guess that, unless I'm prepared to spend lots of days waiting for brief weather windows, it will be better to either move up the schedule or...
Forum: Europe & Mediterranean 16-01-2018, 06:08
Replies: 16
Views: 3,240
Posted By rabbidoninoz
Re: End of Med Sailing Season?

Thanks for the quick responses,
Forum: Europe & Mediterranean 15-01-2018, 21:50
Replies: 16
Views: 3,240
Posted By rabbidoninoz
End of Med Sailing Season?

What would you experienced hands consider the latest in the year to comfortably coastal-hop the French and Italian coasts and cross from southern Italy to Corfu? Would mid-October be too late to set...
Forum: Meets & Greets 10-01-2018, 23:50
Replies: 5
Views: 889
Posted By rabbidoninoz
Re: Hi - An introduction

Dear Adrian and Julie, love those Southerly's for junkholing, thin wayet and tides! Welcome aboard and maybe I'll see you when I'm out on the Hamble and the Solent come warm weather!
Forum: Meets & Greets 10-01-2018, 23:47
Replies: 4
Views: 647
Posted By rabbidoninoz
Re: Greetings! Happy New Year!

Welcome aboard, Casz and Greg! May all your sailing dreams come true!
Forum: Meets & Greets 05-01-2018, 01:42
Replies: 7
Views: 1,017
Posted By rabbidoninoz
Re: New Member;Canada

Peter, welcome aboard, eh! (Sorry...I. ouldn't resist that...) enjoy your boat and the lovely scenery up there!
Forum: Europe & Mediterranean 13-12-2017, 07:24
Replies: 5
Views: 1,444
Posted By rabbidoninoz
Re: South Coast (UK) Sailing in Winter?

Thanks, Pete! Yeah, not afraid of a little cold. She's lying on a mooring, but I guess if marinas are cheap in the winter, I can move her to a berth for the week or so I'l be there, so I'll have a...
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