Overheard Sailing... http://www.overheardsailing.com It's a funnly old world on the high seas! Share yours, what have you heard? Sun, 19 Oct 2008 14:17:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.5 en If only she had a VHF too… http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/OverheardSailing/~3/422495243/ http://www.overheardsailing.com/if-only-she-had-a-vhf-too/#comments Thu, 16 Oct 2008 10:00:05 +0000 Captain Girls Boys Can't argue with that http://www.overheardsailing.com/if-only-she-had-a-vhf-too/ Man #1: I hear you joined a sailing club?
Man #2: Yeah, you should join up too
Man #1: Why? I don’t like sailing
Man #2: Me neither, I get sea sick, I joined for the social aspects, it means I don’t have to socialise with my wife at the weekend and it’s more fun than golf.

Who: Bonza
Where: Perth Y.C., Australia

]]> http://www.overheardsailing.com/if-only-she-had-a-vhf-too/feed/ http://www.overheardsailing.com/if-only-she-had-a-vhf-too/ And this, my friend, is how we discovered the NW passage… http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/OverheardSailing/~3/302999831/ http://www.overheardsailing.com/and-this-my-friend-is-how-we-discovered-the-nw-passage/#comments Mon, 02 Jun 2008 14:18:48 +0000 Captain Liveaboards Sailing is... Don't Panic Anyone! You've been told The Clueless Owner http://www.overheardsailing.com/and-this-my-friend-is-how-we-discovered-the-nw-passage/ On delivery to Ireland for Cork week (F5/6 gusting 8 ):

Skipper: What course are you doing Peter?
Owner: 020 degrees
Skipper: The course is 320 Peter!
Owner: I know, but this is more comfortable.
Skipper: @&*£:$

Who: Russ
Where: Ireland

]]> http://www.overheardsailing.com/and-this-my-friend-is-how-we-discovered-the-nw-passage/feed/ http://www.overheardsailing.com/and-this-my-friend-is-how-we-discovered-the-nw-passage/ ‘Cause I know, how I feeeel about you now. (c) SugaBabes http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/OverheardSailing/~3/219366847/ http://www.overheardsailing.com/cause-i-know-how-i-feeeel-about-you-now-c-sugababes/#comments Sat, 19 Jan 2008 12:28:24 +0000 Captain Girls Equipment Don't Panic Anyone! Boys Mustn't Grumble http://www.overheardsailing.com/cause-i-know-how-i-feeeel-about-you-now-c-sugababes/ Man #1: Is this varnish supposed to come out that colour?
Man #2: Yah, similar thing happened to a girlfriend of mine once. She was not impressed either.

Who: MizzenShortOfAKetch
Where: Brighton marina boatyard, UK

]]> http://www.overheardsailing.com/cause-i-know-how-i-feeeel-about-you-now-c-sugababes/feed/ http://www.overheardsailing.com/cause-i-know-how-i-feeeel-about-you-now-c-sugababes/ How very very dare you! http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/OverheardSailing/~3/202664208/ http://www.overheardsailing.com/how-very-very-dare-you/#comments Wed, 19 Dec 2007 11:00:24 +0000 Captain Family cruising (children!!!) Girls Sailing is... Cruising Abroad Crew You've been told Mustn't Grumble Charters http://www.overheardsailing.com/how-very-very-dare-you/ Husband: Good morning, darling!!
Wife: Don’t bellow, you fool, I haven’t slept all night with all this din

Where: Aft cabin, Marina Porto Cervo, Italy
Who: Unfortunate crew

]]> http://www.overheardsailing.com/how-very-very-dare-you/feed/ http://www.overheardsailing.com/how-very-very-dare-you/ It follows my wife’s spending pattern. http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/OverheardSailing/~3/188453109/ http://www.overheardsailing.com/it-follows-my-wifes-spending-pattern/#comments Wed, 21 Nov 2007 20:07:18 +0000 Captain Landlubbers Equipment What's one of those? http://www.overheardsailing.com/it-follows-my-wifes-spending-pattern/ Bystander: What is the little arrow at the top of the mast?
Boat owner: That points to where I’m going.

Who: Roger
Where: Joli / Sailing Anarchy Forum

]]> http://www.overheardsailing.com/it-follows-my-wifes-spending-pattern/feed/ http://www.overheardsailing.com/it-follows-my-wifes-spending-pattern/ I love it when a plan comes together http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/OverheardSailing/~3/179689539/ http://www.overheardsailing.com/i-love-it-when-a-plan-comes-together/#comments Sun, 04 Nov 2007 19:02:23 +0000 Captain Equipment Cruising Abroad Don't Panic Anyone! Crew Mustn't Grumble Can't argue with that Charters http://www.overheardsailing.com/i-love-it-when-a-plan-comes-together/ Man 1: So, the way this works is that you have the mast stepped on the compression post, and the compression post runs all the way to the keel. The post is just behind this board here…
Prolonged screeching noise is heard as the boat runs aground
Man 1: And that was the keel
Man 2: Glad we chartered

Where: Split, Croatia
Who: Skip

]]> http://www.overheardsailing.com/i-love-it-when-a-plan-comes-together/feed/ http://www.overheardsailing.com/i-love-it-when-a-plan-comes-together/ Honest mate, not me… We can still get him though! Come on! http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/OverheardSailing/~3/159776555/ http://www.overheardsailing.com/honest-mate-not-me-we-can-still-get-him-though-come-on/#comments Sat, 22 Sep 2007 06:21:34 +0000 Captain Angry Skippers Don't Panic Anyone! You've been told Racing Charters http://www.overheardsailing.com/honest-mate-not-me-we-can-still-get-him-though-come-on/ Next to a complete wreck of a brand new boat:

Charter Manager, rather miserably: Well, apart from this, did you enjoy your weekend?
Skipper, rather neurotically: It was not my fault!

Where: Cowes
Who: Racing gets you in the end

]]> http://www.overheardsailing.com/honest-mate-not-me-we-can-still-get-him-though-come-on/feed/ http://www.overheardsailing.com/honest-mate-not-me-we-can-still-get-him-though-come-on/ Heeeeaaaaads! It’s all in the timing. http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/OverheardSailing/~3/159774494/ http://www.overheardsailing.com/heeeeaaaaads-its-all-in-the-timing/#comments Sat, 22 Sep 2007 06:13:43 +0000 Captain Girls Don't Panic Anyone! Racing http://www.overheardsailing.com/heeeeaaaaads-its-all-in-the-timing/ Man #1: So, was everyone OK after the collision?
Man #2: Yah, all good. Apart from the girl who was on the loo at the time. She was not impressed.

Where: Solent
Who: Regatta

]]> http://www.overheardsailing.com/heeeeaaaaads-its-all-in-the-timing/feed/ http://www.overheardsailing.com/heeeeaaaaads-its-all-in-the-timing/ All we hear is radio Ga Ga, radio Goo Goo… Ah, what’s the use… http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/OverheardSailing/~3/151781398/ http://www.overheardsailing.com/all-we-hear-is-radio-ga-ga-radio-goo-goo-ah-whats-the-use/#comments Mon, 03 Sep 2007 21:39:41 +0000 Captain VHF WTF? Cruising Abroad Coastguard, etc. Don't Panic Anyone! Can't argue with that http://www.overheardsailing.com/all-we-hear-is-radio-ga-ga-radio-goo-goo-ah-whats-the-use/ Thursday, 24 May 2007, approx. 1915hrs.

VHF Channel 16: “This is Cape Town, Port Elizabeth and Durban Radio. There will be no Weather Forecast at 7.15 this evening due to staff unavailability”.

Stunned silence from the airwaves for a moment, followed by a call from some vessel to ask what that was all about.

VHF Channel 16: ” I am the only person on duty and I don’t have time to read a Weather Forecast with all my other work”.

Click. Silence for the rest of the night. That’s Africa for you!

Who: Multihullsailor
Where: VHF / Sailing for Southern Africa mag

]]> http://www.overheardsailing.com/all-we-hear-is-radio-ga-ga-radio-goo-goo-ah-whats-the-use/feed/ http://www.overheardsailing.com/all-we-hear-is-radio-ga-ga-radio-goo-goo-ah-whats-the-use/ The Cherry Orchard, Anton Chekhov, 1904 http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/OverheardSailing/~3/150558225/ http://www.overheardsailing.com/the-cherry-orchard-anton-chekhov-1904/#comments Fri, 31 Aug 2007 14:47:47 +0000 Captain Sailing is... Landlubbers Equipment You've been told Can't argue with that http://www.overheardsailing.com/the-cherry-orchard-anton-chekhov-1904/ Novice Sailor: Do you know a good cure for sea sickness?
Seasoned Sailor: Stand under a tree.

Where: Mayo SC
Who: Magic

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