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Yorksailor

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Last Activity: 1 Week Ago

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About Yorksailor

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Married to Captain Nell Kellett

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Caribbean

Occupation

retired

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Total Posts: 282
Posts Per Day: 0.21
Last Post: Boat Delivery Boston to Florida 1 Week Ago 10:41 AM
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Last Activity: 1 Week Ago
Join Date: 10-11-2009

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jimgo liked post by Yorksailor On thread : First time chartering in BVI flotilla with kids

Sailing 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 AM
rikhall liked post by Yorksailor On thread : Man overboard drill

We 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 AM
jackdale liked post by Yorksailor On thread : Man overboard drill

We 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 AM
casey1999 liked post by Yorksailor On thread : Man overboard drill

We 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 AM
34crealock liked post by Yorksailor On thread : centerboard day sailer: raising/lowering sails in stronger winds

Sail 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 AM
SolSailor liked post by Yorksailor On thread : Naming a boat

In 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 AM
night0wl liked post by Yorksailor On thread : Thorny Path

Going 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 AM
flandria liked post by Yorksailor On thread : Thorny Path

Nightowl 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 AM
michelin liked post by Yorksailor On thread : NY - Cartagena Colombia

We 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 PM
vega1860 liked post by Yorksailor On thread : Sailing Caribbean with Dog

Rabies 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 PM
messer999 liked post by Yorksailor On thread : Sailing Caribbean with Dog

Rabies 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 PM
T37Chef liked post by Yorksailor On thread : Rough couple of days almost didn't make it

You 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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