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    Giles and Paula's Great Retirement Adventure

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    • GilesG
      Giles
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      Next will be the practical part of Yachtmaster Offshore, requirements for which are:

      • 50 days at sea on yachts up to 500gt2 which may be reduced to 25 days if the candidate already holds an RYA Yachtmaster Offshore Certificate of Competence3;
      • 5 days as skipper on vessels less than 24m LOA, which may be reduced to 3 days if the candidate already holds an RYA Yachtmaster Offshore Certificate of Competence3;
      • 2500 miles on yachts up to 500gt2, which may be reduced to 1250 miles if the candidate already holds an RYA Yachtmaster Offshore Certificate of Competence3;
      • 5 passages over 60 miles long, which must include 2 overnight passages and 2 as skipper, which may be reduced to - 3 passages  including 1 overnight and 1 as skipper if the candidate already holds an RYA Yachtmaster Offshore Certificate of Competence3.

      Which we will both have after we have bought SAKURA back for Menorca, so we are planning to do it late Sept/Oct

      "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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      • goosehdG
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        Congratulations!!  In all of the courses, did you ever learn the answer to the age old question “What would you do with a drunken sailor?”

        "I don't give a shit what anyone else is doing, we will do what is best for us and our customers" - Giles P. :)

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        • TwistlockT
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          Many congrats to both of you!

          Gesendet von meinem SM-A536B mit Tapatalk

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          • GilesG
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            @goosehd:

            Congratulations!!  In all of the courses, did you ever learn the answer to the age old question “What would you do with a drunken sailor?”

            I'm hoping this:

            “Put him in the bed with the captain's daughter”

            "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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            • Madame ButtonflyM
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              Thanks for your congratulations and kind words, it was an intense 6 days… but another big box ticked  🙂

              AKA Mrs G

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              • Jcaz6996J
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                Congratulations both 👏

                IG : @luvthefades

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                • S
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                  Annnnd….result! Good work, you two.

                  Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

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                  • louisboscoL
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                    awesome work!  🙂

                    "Loyalty is a two way street. If i'm asking for it from you, then you're getting it from me."

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                    • weftyarnW
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                      Congrats you two! This may sound cringy, but it's truly heartwarming to see how excited you are about this all.

                      Use it or lose it.

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                      • TinManT
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                        I am so excited for two of you!!

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                        Now, I have an IRONHEART!!

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                        • GilesG
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                          Two rather fine bits of Iroko from eBay, that me and a mate will fashion into tender chocks….

                          "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                          • GilesG
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                            Been at the Dyneema soft shackles again…..

                            "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                            • goosehdG
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                              Still have the Pilgrim?  When’s the turnover?

                              "I don't give a shit what anyone else is doing, we will do what is best for us and our customers" - Giles P. :)

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                              • GilesG
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                                We give Pilgrim to the new owners on 31st March.  @Madame Buttonfly are off to Poole for the night tomorrow, We reckon it's about 5 hours each way.

                                After we pass The Needles….

                                We'll be 5 plus miles offshore for a while, so plenty of time to practise what we learned last week…

                                "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                                • AetasA
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                                  @Giles:

                                  Been at the Dyneema soft shackles again…..

                                  Fantastic and saves a lot of money 😁.

                                  What about adding a thin line which helps to quickly open the shackle.

                                  See

                                  , start at 05:30 min.

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                                  • goosehdG
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                                    Looks like a place where you don’t want to break the needle…

                                    "I don't give a shit what anyone else is doing, we will do what is best for us and our customers" - Giles P. :)

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                                    • GilesG
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                                      I am not at home at the moment, I'll take some photos when I get home, but my version is more complex than that one and increases the breaking strength massively.  If you look carefully, you will see that my loop has 2 legs", the one in the D-Splicer video, has just the one…The D-Splicer version is what I would call the "standard soft shackle and uses a diamond knot (which basically has 2 loose ends), my ends are buried.  Because I have 2 legs, it is really easy to open the shackle.

                                      See vid here:

                                      "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                                      • AetasA
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                                        Plausibel with the two legs!
                                        Your version is definitely improved!
                                        Enjoy your trip!

                                        I use this in the woods and without the thin line it wouldn’t function. Now I’ll think about a change, thanks G.  8).

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                                        • goosehdG
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                                          @Aetas I’m intrigued.  Do you use them for climbing (anchor points)?

                                          "I don't give a shit what anyone else is doing, we will do what is best for us and our customers" - Giles P. :)

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                                          • GilesG
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                                            Some detailed shots….

                                            I like your chafe guard, I may retro fir them to mine…..

                                            "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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