I disagree. I knew without a doubt 20 years ago that no goverment was going to look after me when I became old a decrepit. For me I saw yachting...
Not much difference between Pershing and Azimut quality wise. Both are decent boats that are good for what they were designed to do..........
Like he said, It is the flag state that has the juristiction you need to refer to them and their requirements and not get sucked in by MCA hype.
No doubt about it being a very special boat, I think it's pretty awsome myself however when looking at photo's and video of the boat I wonder if...
Don't want to seem negative but having been through this area reciently I have to ask why would you not change course immediately on seeing a...
How long is a piece of string ???? Depends on the owner
There is a lot more to the story but lets just say from when I decided I wanted to be a yacht captain to actually being one took nearly 15 years....
Best advise I every had after I got my first licence was that now I had permission to start learning about seamanship. Nearly 5 years later I...
I don't want to get into which company builds a better yacht for these conditions. But a well built well maintained vessel could survive these...
POWER REQUIRMENT FOR STABILISERS. Yes the control package uses very little power, maybe 2 amps but the hydrolic package uses a lot, on a 60 ft...
Active stabilisers require lots of energy therfore one would need a generator running to provided hydrolic power 24/7 On a 60 ft displacent vessel...
It makes me feel much better that I am not alone with this frustration. I have always believed that if you loved what you did and did your best...
Just read your bio, remind me that I owe you one in a few years.
Give that man a beer
I don't mind playing schoolmaster to a degree. And have done so in the past. But what gets me is that it seems like the majority of people coming...
Yes they do need sea time in my view not enough before sitting for their ticket.However you can not make people learn if they don't want to....
Is it just me or is it really so. It seems to me that since the advent of all these formal qualifications in yachting that the amount of people...
Look forward to seeing your new drawings
Getting people into a lifraft. Concidering the likely situation it will not be pretty. It is not good practice to jump onto a liferaft for 2...
Brian I have been reading through your stuff. Interesting, nearly put me to sleep with all those words but the ideas were there. ;) Fishing...