About Me
- About Yorksailor
- Biography
- Married to Captain Nell Kellett
- Location
- Aboard
- Cruising Area
- Caribbean
- Occupation
- retired
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jimgo liked post by Yorksailor On thread : First time chartering in BVI flotilla with kidsSailing and navigating are all very simple compared to the Bay...A flotilla would be very restricting. Not necessary if you have the sailing skills, ie can raise the sail and get to the next...Liked On: 2 Weeks Ago, 03:23 PM
Posted On: 3 Weeks Ago, 02:21 AMrikhall liked post by Yorksailor On thread : Man overboard drillWe us a heave-to method and then douse the genoa and use the engine. It would be impossible for my wife to get me attached and lifted into the boat hove-to even if the hove-to boat was only moving at...Liked On: 2 Weeks Ago, 09:43 PM
Posted On: 3 Weeks Ago, 05:53 AMjackdale liked post by Yorksailor On thread : Man overboard drillWe us a heave-to method and then douse the genoa and use the engine. It would be impossible for my wife to get me attached and lifted into the boat hove-to even if the hove-to boat was only moving at...Liked On: 3 Weeks Ago, 03:48 PM
Posted On: 3 Weeks Ago, 05:53 AMcasey1999 liked post by Yorksailor On thread : Man overboard drillWe us a heave-to method and then douse the genoa and use the engine. It would be impossible for my wife to get me attached and lifted into the boat hove-to even if the hove-to boat was only moving at...Liked On: 3 Weeks Ago, 02:07 PM
Posted On: 3 Weeks Ago, 05:53 AM34crealock liked post by Yorksailor On thread : centerboard day sailer: raising/lowering sails in stronger windsSail close hauled on the jib and the main should be free to be raised without hitting the shrouds and filling...works on my 55 ft boat. If the main is reefable put the reef in before you launch and...Liked On: 4 Weeks Ago, 09:31 AM
Posted On: 4 Weeks Ago, 07:28 AMSolSailor liked post by Yorksailor On thread : Naming a boatIn the last 10 years we have bought and renamed 2 boats... The first was named 'Big Fat Fun' and my wife refused to make VHF calls. The second was called 'Upside Down' and SeaTow kept trying to...Liked On: 03-27-2013, 11:08 PM
Posted On: 03-27-2013, 02:53 AMnight0wl liked post by Yorksailor On thread : Thorny PathGoing south of Cuba is not really any easier, you have to get through the Yucatan Straits which if part of the Gulf Stream and flows 2-3 knots to the north. You need to be in Cuban waters to avoid...Liked On: 03-16-2013, 10:54 PM
Posted On: 03-09-2013, 08:57 AMflandria liked post by Yorksailor On thread : Thorny PathNightowl and FSMike have it right... I have done the trip three times from South Florida and plan a 4th in April. The Thorny Path, done twice in delivery mode, was brutal, especially going along...Liked On: 03-09-2013, 08:34 AM
Posted On: 03-09-2013, 01:38 AMmichelin liked post by Yorksailor On thread : NY - Cartagena ColombiaWe have sailed that entire route over the last 2-3 yrs and it can be done on a Catalena 30 providing you know what you are doing! We went off-shore where you would use the ICW and island hop. Come...Liked On: 11-07-2011, 12:22 AM
Posted On: 09-27-2011, 11:56 PMvega1860 liked post by Yorksailor On thread : Sailing Caribbean with DogRabies is virtually 100% lethal in its clinical form, in humans, and those Islands without the disease are not going to let it in via your dog. We left our with friends back in the US. Keeping...Liked On: 10-04-2011, 11:36 PM
Posted On: 10-03-2011, 01:13 PMmesser999 liked post by Yorksailor On thread : Sailing Caribbean with DogRabies is virtually 100% lethal in its clinical form, in humans, and those Islands without the disease are not going to let it in via your dog. We left our with friends back in the US. Keeping...Liked On: 10-04-2011, 07:02 AM
Posted On: 10-03-2011, 01:13 PMT37Chef liked post by Yorksailor On thread : Rough couple of days almost didn't make itYou broke the prime directive... Never leave a warm pub, or a warm companion, to go out in bad weather! However, you now have experience that you did not have before. And experience is always...Liked On: 09-29-2011, 06:09 PM
Posted On: 09-29-2011, 08:37 AM
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