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    Giles and Paula's Great Retirement Adventure

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    • GilesG
      Giles
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      @Madame-Buttonfly keeps our armpits on brand……,

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      "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
        Giles
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        Tender arrived today.....

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        @Madame-Buttonfly likes it because it has a steering wheel....

        Tomorrow, we have a day of training on close-quarters manoeuvring with SAKURA, we want to avoid hitting anything else..........

        "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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        • endoE
          endo
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          @Giles said in Giles and Paula's Great Retirement Adventure:

          we want to avoid hitting anything else......

          why? seems to be the way to make new friends ...

          si tacuisses

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          • GilesG
            Giles
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            Staying in marinas on the way back from Menorca reiterated to me and @Madame-Buttonfly just how much we were looking to not doing that.

            I have been concerned about the stock anchor that came with the boat. I think it is a little light at 30kgs, and it is an older "Bruce" design, was revolutionary when it was released in the 1970's, but times have moved on and there is a whole new breed of modern anchors that set very quickly and hold exceptionally well. When we drop the hook in a secluded anchorage, I want to rest easy that is will hold.....So we have upgraded to a 45kg modern anchor....

            Fitted it today.....

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            "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
              Aetas
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              This anchor is looking beatiful and this shiny chrome finish is sharp!

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              • GilesG
                Giles
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                It's actually polished 316 (AKA A4) Stainless Steel, chrome and salt water are not good bedmates....

                "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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                • Daniel SanD
                  Daniel San
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                  the standard anchor looks pretty lousy against this great polished 316 beast 😁

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                  • ROmanR
                    ROman
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                    The anchor looks great..

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                    • ?
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                      Polishing seems the way to sail 😎

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                      • GilesG
                        Giles
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                        8-strand to anchor-chain splice.....

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                        "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
                          Giles
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                          @ohnny beats me in the massive Horreo stakes..... Nice find @Mr-Eddy

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                          "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
                            Giles
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                            Yesterday, it was The Round the Island Race

                            I was going to race with some friends, but the boat refit ran late and I did not make it, not that I was that bothered as the weather was foul.

                            Coco de Mer a 66ft Gun Boat, is moored opposite SAKURA, and the crew have been on deck every day since we got back from Menorca, getting her ready for the race.

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                            Very sad to say, the wind got the better of her on the east coast of the island, and this happened....

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                            All the crew are fine, but so sad.

                            Last I heard was as we were coming back in from a cruise today, Solent Coastguard, put a "notice all mariners" out on channel 16. She is dragging her anchor and there is an exclusion zone around her.

                            That will be one expensive write-off.

                            "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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                            • KarolK
                              Karol
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                              @Giles
                              RIP
                              If they wanted to race trimaran or monohull would have been better option. Catamaran is not something that you buy for such task unless it’s a racing one and not a house on the water.

                              Favorite:
                              IH-888S-21 | IH-888-XHSib | IH-805 | IH-729-PUR | IH-555-XHS | IH-555S-25MB
                              IHSH-339-SAX | IHSH-341-BLK | IHSH-293-OD | IHSH-362-BLK | IHSH-409-IB | IHSH-336-OD | IHSB-BIGBUCK-BLK
                              IHV-44-BLK | IHV-02-BLK
                              IHJ-75-BLK | IHJ-79-BLK | IHM-37-ODG

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                              • GilesG
                                Giles
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                                Racing catamarans is a thing, and Gunboats are one of the best options available. My friend David Thomson races one.....

                                Here he is on the bow, which is his speciality.......

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                                And another when they won their class in Antigua earlier this year.....

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                                And a simile, if I wanted to catch lots of fish, using meat or live bait is a much better option than flies or lures, but I do the latter because I personally believe it to be more fun and requires greater skill....

                                "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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                                • KarolK
                                  Karol
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                                  Those can almost fly, being part of the race crew must be super fun but freaking physically demanding.
                                  Me being lazy and risk averse would go for something from https://www.neel-trimarans.com/
                                  The 52 is the sweetest https://www.neel-trimarans.com/range/neel-52/

                                  Favorite:
                                  IH-888S-21 | IH-888-XHSib | IH-805 | IH-729-PUR | IH-555-XHS | IH-555S-25MB
                                  IHSH-339-SAX | IHSH-341-BLK | IHSH-293-OD | IHSH-362-BLK | IHSH-409-IB | IHSH-336-OD | IHSB-BIGBUCK-BLK
                                  IHV-44-BLK | IHV-02-BLK
                                  IHJ-75-BLK | IHJ-79-BLK | IHM-37-ODG

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                                  • GilesG
                                    Giles
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                                    Trimarans flipped too....

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                                    "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
                                      goosehd
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                                      I truly love the water and have great respect for it. It constantly amazes me how quickly the seas can change and how devastating brutal they can be.

                                      "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
                                        Giles
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                                        I chatted to some mates in the know, the current thought is that Coco de Mer suffered a rudder failure, then she was completely at the mercy.....

                                        "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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                                        • KarolK
                                          Karol
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                                          @Giles sweet mother of darkness!!
                                          Freaking humbling experience, the conditions that does that … , or the hubris.

                                          Favorite:
                                          IH-888S-21 | IH-888-XHSib | IH-805 | IH-729-PUR | IH-555-XHS | IH-555S-25MB
                                          IHSH-339-SAX | IHSH-341-BLK | IHSH-293-OD | IHSH-362-BLK | IHSH-409-IB | IHSH-336-OD | IHSB-BIGBUCK-BLK
                                          IHV-44-BLK | IHV-02-BLK
                                          IHJ-75-BLK | IHJ-79-BLK | IHM-37-ODG

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                                          • GilesG
                                            Giles
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                                            I am sure, a bit of both........

                                            "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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