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Forum: Cruising News & Events

11-12-2012, 07:00

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3 ARC boats divert to Cape Verde with damage/injuries

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Posted By goboatingnow

No absolutely not, credit cards are much much...

No absolutely not, credit cards are much much more useful then cash. There are too many things that cost too much for cash anymore. Not to mention buying airline tickets or hiring a car or even...

Forum: Cruising News & Events

11-12-2012, 06:53

Replies: 108

3 ARC boats divert to Cape Verde with damage/injuries

Views: 12,661

Posted By goboatingnow

I'd have to say I've been involved in two rudder...

I'd have to say I've been involved in two rudder issues. Both luckily enough were resolved. One seriously could have threatened the boat.

(1). It is extremely hard in a big swell Atlantic to work...

Forum: Cruising News & Events

10-12-2012, 02:34

Replies: 108

3 ARC boats divert to Cape Verde with damage/injuries

Views: 12,661

Posted By goboatingnow

Re: 3 ARC boats divert to Cape Verde with damage/injuries

No the issue is called "Liability shift". when Chip and PIN was introduced it funnily coincided with a significant change in liability. If your card is used fraudulently by way of a PIN entry,...

Forum: Cruising News & Events

10-12-2012, 02:31

Replies: 108

3 ARC boats divert to Cape Verde with damage/injuries

Views: 12,661

Posted By goboatingnow

Re: 3 ARC boats divert to Cape Verde with damage/injuries

foolishsailor

This is real armchair sailing, Seriously have you ever tried diving under a boat in Atlantic swells or rough motion. As to dropping the rudder, sure thats easy - NOT, not to mention...

Forum: Cruising News & Events

09-12-2012, 07:07

Replies: 108

3 ARC boats divert to Cape Verde with damage/injuries

Views: 12,661

Posted By goboatingnow

I think we rarely hear the real thruth about...

I think we rarely hear the real thruth about these things anyway my experience being involved in incidents is that they are inevitably mis reported or " spun" by someone often the crew or skipper
...

Forum: Cruising News & Events

09-12-2012, 06:31

Replies: 108

3 ARC boats divert to Cape Verde with damage/injuries

Views: 12,661

Posted By goboatingnow

pedro ( if I remember correctly ) owned the fuel...

pedro ( if I remember correctly ) owned the fuel station and was the all round fixer of things. He sponsored the dinghy race. ( and the BBQ) nice guy, I wonder is he retired. Etc?

Dave

Forum: Cruising News & Events

09-12-2012, 00:55

Replies: 108

3 ARC boats divert to Cape Verde with damage/injuries

Views: 12,661

Posted By goboatingnow

These were not production boats one was still !! ...

These were not production boats one was still !! So YES

Forum: Cruising News & Events

09-12-2012, 00:53

Replies: 108

3 ARC boats divert to Cape Verde with damage/injuries

Views: 12,661

Posted By goboatingnow

These are all high dollar boats. It's the...

These are all high dollar boats. It's the beneteaus that don't loose them

Forum: Cruising News & Events

08-12-2012, 03:53

Replies: 108

3 ARC boats divert to Cape Verde with damage/injuries

Views: 12,661

Posted By goboatingnow

People seem to think the ARC organisers are there...

People seem to think the ARC organisers are there to somehow hold your hand and other people think the ARC is for people who need " hand holding" nothing could be further from the truth. In the ARC...

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