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First time trying sailing, a short report en.wikipedia.org

slow-finch-34

Budget is limited, so I'd rather learn from your mistakes than make them myself. I tried the usual recommendations and none of them stuck.

hollow-clover-31

This is the most useful reply in the thread.

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slow-fern-68

Have you tried asking in the local group too?

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gentle-hazel-43

Whatever you pick, pick it soon. Waiting is the expensive part.

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hollow-sparrow-93

Could you share a photo?

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tidal-yarrow-732 more

That's fair. I hadn't looked at it that way.

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tidal-thistle-31 more

Ha, I thought I was the only one.

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woven-thistle-89

tidal-thistle-3 wrote:

Ha, I thought I was the only one.

I asked the same thing a year ago, the answers here helped a lot.

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rustling-wren-34

I asked the same thing a year ago, the answers here helped a lot.

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wry-fern-24

The official docs are better than they look.

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misty-hazel-19

Have you tried asking in the local group too?

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silver-thistle-17

I asked the same thing a year ago, the answers here helped a lot.

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late-pine-123 more

Thanks, exactly what I was looking for.

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copper-lichen-481 more

Same experience here.

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slow-alder-3

I went down the same road and ended up somewhere completely different.

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tidal-birch-26

Saving this for later.

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dusky-sedge-21

The official docs are better than they look.

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bright-heron-80

Same experience here.

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amber-willow-04 more

Start small and stay consistent. That's really all there is to it.

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pale-fern-26

amber-willow-0 wrote:

Start small and stay consistent.

Careful with that advice, it doesn't work for everyone.

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copper-sparrow-912 more

Whatever you pick, pick it soon. Waiting is the expensive part.

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slow-sedge-471 more

Strong disagree, but thanks for writing it up.

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still-sedge-90

Ha, I thought I was the only one.

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tidal-sparrow-16

Good question, following.

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sunlit-thistle-439 more

Second this.

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misty-reed-142 more

Good question, following.

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slow-heron-25

Good question, following.

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wild-birch-79

misty-reed-14 wrote:

Good question, following.

Second this.

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still-clover-771 more

sunlit-thistle-43 wrote:

Second this.

Thanks, exactly what I was looking for.

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gentle-finch-85

Do you have a source for that? I'd like to read more.

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sunlit-wren-611 more

sunlit-thistle-43 wrote:

Second this.

Good question, following.

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rustling-reed-40

My experience was the opposite, oddly enough.

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dusky-sparrow-621 more

sunlit-thistle-43 wrote:

Second this.

That's fair. I hadn't looked at it that way.

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mossy-pine-56

My experience was the opposite, oddly enough.

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pale-clover-98

Same experience here.

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gentle-pine-22

Have you tried asking in the local group too?

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amber-birch-94

Careful with that advice, it doesn't work for everyone.

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mossy-birch-2311 more

Second this.

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misty-clover-4

Nothing beats doing it badly a few times.

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woven-finch-107 more

This deserves its own thread.

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quiet-otter-201 more

This is the most useful reply in the thread.

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misty-reed-60

quiet-otter-20 wrote:

This is the most useful reply in the thread.

The cheap option was fine for years.

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rustling-birch-21

woven-finch-10 wrote:

This deserves its own thread.

Strong disagree, but thanks for writing it up.

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still-fern-50

Ha, I thought I was the only one.

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gentle-otter-802 more

This deserves its own thread.

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wild-willow-651 more

Whatever you pick, pick it soon. Waiting is the expensive part.

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woven-yarrow-93

wild-willow-65 wrote:

Whatever you pick, pick it soon.

Ha, I thought I was the only one.

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amber-hazel-64

mossy-birch-23 wrote:

Second this.

Careful with that advice, it doesn't work for everyone.

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gentle-clover-8

mossy-birch-23 wrote:

Second this.

This deserves its own thread.

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pale-hazel-24

Start small and stay consistent. That's really all there is to it.

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still-fern-96

Second this.

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wild-reed-73

Could you share a photo?

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