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Forum: COVID-19 | Containment Area 08-02-2021, 19:17
Replies: 1,833
Views: 140,757
Posted By aquadreams
Re: Covid vaccination status for CF members

For folks in the US, here is the current (updated daily) Covid vaccination eligibility criteria in each US state.


...
Forum: Health, Safety & Related Gear 19-02-2020, 12:14
Replies: 16
Views: 3,530
Posted By aquadreams
Re: Ideas for safety cheat sheet - maydays, etc

Reqium,

I like your emergency procedure sheet. Attached is the sheet I have (again from a class I've taken). Same list of emergencies as yours with the addition of steering failure in my sheet...
Forum: Health, Safety & Related Gear 19-02-2020, 11:58
Replies: 16
Views: 3,530
Posted By aquadreams
Re: Ideas for safety cheat sheet - maydays, etc

Here's a mayday / abandon ship sheet I picked up from a class I've taken. Has step by steps for anyone on board to put out a mayday call. Edit it for your boat info (boat name, # onboard, etc). ...
Forum: Crew Positions: Wanted & Available 24-01-2020, 11:03
Replies: 3
Views: 1,371
Posted By aquadreams
Re: Croatia to Turkey - End March

Hi Nightdiver,


[I sent you this by private message but posting here in case you missed that]



I'm available and very interested.

I'm 59, male, fit, non-smoker, no drugs, no health...
Forum: Navigation 24-01-2020, 01:29
Replies: 55
Views: 7,825
Posted By aquadreams
Re: Where to Purchase Paper Charts

If your phone or tablet doesn't have GPS, you can get an external GPS receiver like BadElf that will send the GPS signal via bluetooth to your phone or tablet. I use a BadElf to provide GPS to my...
Forum: Lagoon Catamarans 29-01-2019, 18:55
Replies: 33
Views: 10,820
Posted By aquadreams
Re: faster mainsail dropping? Reefing mod?

Yes bungy cord. I believe the term is "shock cord", designed to absorb shock.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bungee_cord
Forum: Liveaboard's Forum 25-10-2018, 22:05
Replies: 13
Views: 2,129
Posted By aquadreams
Re: Recommendations-headlamps

One that has a rechargeable battery but also allows standard AAA as alternative.



And I'll second what was previously said that it's nice for it to have a standard USB recharging plug versus...
Forum: Our Community 13-10-2018, 17:03
Replies: 120
Views: 16,053
Posted By aquadreams
Re: Just Re-watched "All Is Lost"

Captain Ron for the win!


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=huFdBaD5FU8
Forum: Europe & Mediterranean 27-08-2018, 22:19
Replies: 22
Views: 5,506
Posted By aquadreams
Re: Charter company recommendation for Greece - Turkey?

Thanks everyone for the great info! Lots of great suggestions of charter companies to try.



We've decided to skip the oneway and just sail in Turkey. And combine it with a week of diving in...
Forum: Europe & Mediterranean 24-08-2018, 00:42
Replies: 22
Views: 5,506
Posted By aquadreams
Charter company recommendation for Greece - Turkey?

Greetings, oh wise CF members.

We're thinking of doing a charter in Greece or Turkey in October of this year. I'm hoping someone can make recommendations for a charter company or broker, since...
Forum: Auxiliary Equipment & Dinghy 22-08-2018, 01:12
Replies: 19
Views: 4,419
Posted By aquadreams
Re: I Want One !

Looks like a lot of fun. Turns out there is a whole category of similar products. Here's a video of someone's top 10

Top 10 Motorized surfboards. Best Electric...
Forum: Liveaboard's Forum 10-08-2018, 19:24
Replies: 60
Views: 7,087
Posted By aquadreams
Re: Time Keeps Slipping Away...

Scarlet,


If it helps at all, my approach is to remember that I'm on my own timetable and plan, not someone else's. So figure out what timetable is best for you and work to that. There will be...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 20-07-2018, 15:02
Replies: 80
Views: 12,529
Posted By aquadreams
Re: Apples vs Oranges comparing older classy and newer production boat?

Hi Pskudlarski,




We're at the same stage as you and have had the same question. If you have a chance I recommend the Offshore Cruising Seminar from Mahini Expeditions. (Mahina Expeditions -...
Forum: The Sailor's Confessional 04-07-2018, 13:05
Replies: 106
Views: 25,239
Posted By aquadreams
Re: Embarrassing story, seeking advice

I was going to post the same. I started off sailing in my mid teens on a little 11" Sunfish - not even a Laser :-( I flipped it over one time just off the crowded main beach at the little lake I...
Forum: Marine Electronics 27-06-2018, 18:56
Replies: 27
Views: 4,872
Posted By aquadreams
Re: AIS and Radar

Coming into San Francisco Bay the other night in heavy fog with lots of in and out bound shipping traffic (pilot ship, tugs, cargo ships) I was glad to have both. AIS was great for identifying not...
Forum: Our Community 03-04-2018, 15:35
Replies: 75
Views: 7,922
Posted By aquadreams
Re: Taking an extended work break

Hi Cyan, sorry to hear about your father.

A decision like this is very specific to each individual. I'm not saying don't quit early to go after your dreams. Just suggesting you consider...
Forum: Our Community 02-04-2018, 17:39
Replies: 75
Views: 7,922
Posted By aquadreams
Re: Taking an extended work break

> Anyone that has done this have any insight?

I looked at taking a lower paying, lower stress job in a different part of the world, but it would have meant retiring in 6 years instead of 2. So...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 25-03-2018, 22:22
Replies: 25
Views: 5,133
Posted By aquadreams
Re: Day sail out of Berkeley... advice?

Brother is pushing for all three bridges, I'm a little leary of taking the family crew out to the Golden Gate (commercial traffic, Racoon Straits wind...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 25-03-2018, 21:45
Replies: 25
Views: 5,133
Posted By aquadreams
Re: Day sail out of Berkeley... advice?

I second the Lat38 tour. This is what I always do for visitors since it give them the highlights of the Golden Gate Bridge and the city front.

Loop is Berkeley, Raccoon Straights, Golden Gate...
Forum: Europe & Mediterranean 22-03-2018, 18:26
Replies: 155
Views: 43,793
Posted By aquadreams
Re: Med cruising and managing Schengen

Thanks Dockhead,

Not meaning to derail the thread topic of Managing Schengen, but I'll respond...

We've been filing the FATCA forms to report our foreign bank accounts already, due to my wife...
Forum: Europe & Mediterranean 21-03-2018, 22:06
Replies: 155
Views: 43,793
Posted By aquadreams
Re: Med cruising and managing Schengen

To claim the social security and medicare benefits that she's paid into for the past 20+ years. She either has to become US citizen or she has to maintain her green card, which would mean having to...
Forum: Europe & Mediterranean 21-03-2018, 01:50
Replies: 155
Views: 43,793
Posted By aquadreams
Re: Med cruising and managing Schengen

I can tell this is going to be fun for us. We plan on buying a boat in 2020 and starting in the Med. I've got US passport, wife has UK and Aus, and by then probably also US. She's currently...
Forum: Flotsam & Sailing Miscellany 15-03-2018, 23:25
Replies: 14,966
Views: 2,642,116
Posted By aquadreams
Re: The New Joke Thread

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Forum: Flotsam & Sailing Miscellany 15-03-2018, 23:24
Replies: 14,966
Views: 2,642,116
Posted By aquadreams
Re: The New Joke Thread

Ok, one more...

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Forum: Flotsam & Sailing Miscellany 15-03-2018, 23:21
Replies: 14,966
Views: 2,642,116
Posted By aquadreams
Re: The New Joke Thread

A reminder to carry sufficient spares when you set off...
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