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davidm
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Location: Kincardineshire, United Kingdom
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When the sun's below the yard arm....... - Posted: June 2, 2004 - 4:56 PM
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Interestingly, someone has just said to me, 'I'd love to join your crew, sign me up' and just as they turned to leave added 'your boat's not dry is it?'.
An interesting question in these controversial times. Am I different to other skipper's in not seeing this as black and white? If you are at sea your dry, if you are secured to land, then by all means drink up. I still like to think I can exercise some judgement. If all is calm and under control with no prospect of any sudden change, what's the harm in breaking out a beer? After a hard sail one beer barely wets the tubes. I think it's important though that the boundaries are drawn somewhere sensible and the crew know them.
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wokkie
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Location: Aberdeenshire, United Kingdom
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Re: When the sun's below the yard arm....... - Posted: June 3, 2004 - 3:01 PM
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davidm said:
Interestingly, someone has just said to me, 'I'd love to join your crew, sign me up' and just as they turned to leave added 'your boat's not dry is it?'.
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In my limited experience the demon drink and the deep blue sea don't mix at all well.
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Margaret
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Re: When the sun's below the yard arm....... - Posted: June 9, 2004 - 4:54 PM
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I do not drink and want to sleep onboard without waiting until the saloon is emptied of the last drinker. Whilst under way it is OK to have the odd drink as long as the person(s) expected to be in charge are not going to over indulge.
The point of the shared saloon could just as easliy apply if people were taking hot chocolate or playing cards. It is just that drinkers tend not to know when to stop and get the place cleared up for those who are sleeping in the space they are occupying. That is why I sometimes had a B & B for days of racing where we were coming to a harbour. Sleep deprivation makes me very bad tempered...
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jeremy
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Location: wiltshire, United Kingdom
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The one time I now enjoy a drink is after a good long sail - I dont drink much otherwise and when I do drink its only a couple at most. I think drinking old english ale, brandy or gin and tonic is quite acceptable - when tied up in harbour or in a secure anchorage of course. At sea anything can happen at any time and I want my wits about me and my crew with their wits about them!
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wokkie
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Location: Aberdeenshire, United Kingdom
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jeremy said:
I think drinking old english ale, brandy or gin and tonic is quite acceptable - when tied up in harbour or in a secure anchorage of course.
I guess lager louts wouldn't be welcome then!
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