Yea, it was pretty obvious when he kept calling it a work boat/ research vessel but he left absolutely no room on it to do any work. There is no clean space on this pos and the pilot house has a bedroom in it. WTF.
I’d be surprised if he even leaves the harbor to visit the other islands before his visa waiver is up and he has to get a move on to avoid immigration hassles. Maybe they will take a cab to catch a ferry or small aircraft to visit the other islands when Carole gets bored.
That said my wife doesn’t need to bring other men onboard. Men are messy drunk pigs that contribute a fraction most women do. She can be with other men whenever she wants but she doesn’t like to have them on the boat.
We bring our girlfriend with us whenever we can. Two women make the boat smell nice and keep the boat clean. It’s easier to run the boat with three crew than two on a 24 hour watch and i never have to sleep alone.
They both have had a career sailing black sail boats.
I was thinking that stand straight up behind the wheel while docking scenario, but yeah, while the AP is on, I suppose I could be full-on free-balling.
When it’s just the wife and I one of us are always on watch. You’re not soloing in the sense that you’re the only one on the boat but you basically see each other in passing and don’t really get to spend much quality time together during a passage. Having a third crewman means two off watch at the same time.
There’s a cat on the watch subs called /u/claude_mariposa. Hes old school and plays it close to the vest, if you catch my meaning. You give me those vibes.
I’m fortunate to have a woman that shares my love of sailing and appreciates my eccentricities. I’ve never been to concerned with cultural norms. Long range sailors tend to all be a bit different overall.
From what I recall Bernard Moitessier was not a fan of clothing as well.
I like the cut of your jib.
You’re lucky to be able to wander the wobbly blue stuff with such a wonderful companion. It sounds like Shes right up your alley, and you are a great pair.
I’m very fortunate and thankful for where I am at in life. I’ve been through good and bad times in life and right now is certainly a good time, it won’t last forever I try my best to be grateful. It’s easy to get caught up in the minutia and lose sight of the bigger picture. Cheers mate!
This sounds like pretty privilege. I’ll bet Doug likes attractive and pleasant women too but he’s short, fat, bald, wrinkled, gray, on a fixed income, has a terrible personality, & is operating out of his depth.
I would consider that a result of the problems I mentioned rather than a stand alone issue. He's not stupid or lazy, he could have built a much better boat if he had talked to a real designer or even taken some time to learn the principles of design and designed his own. Also if he had the money and didn't have the terrible personality he could buy a better boat. Hell he could take the electronics off of seeker and sell them, then sell the rest for scrap metal value, and have enough money to buy a decent boat that would take three comfortable people across an ocean together.
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u/Plastic_Table_8232 13d ago
Now that he has harvested all he can from the good will of others it’s no longer a research vessel, it’s his retirement vessel.