Motorhomes and boats

[nicholsong]

The violent rolling from a near gale was so bad when I was on a visitors buoy in Braye Harbour Alderney one evening that I rowed my elderly rubber dinghy 'Hissing Sid' to the quay, hauled it twenty feet up the harbour wall, turned it upside down and 'wild camped' the night on it under the stars. Bliss.

You trusted those Channel Islanders not to write 'Visitors' Mooring' on a buoy attached to a 1kg weight?

Only joking - I raced in a Jersey-based crew on a America's Cup 12 Metre at Cowes and won the Britannia Cup.

Geoff

 

[nicholsong]

To answer Jake Rod's (OP) question.

Obviously anchoring anxieties are about dragging not people interference, whereas wildcamping is about hat people might do.

With 30 years of sailing experience and 12 years of MHoming, nearly all wild or Aires, I have had less, if any, anxious moments MHoming and several while sailing. Sailing I dragged anchor twice; once in Seriphos when I was alerted by another skipper as I was passing him at 2-3 knots and the second time when I awoke in Patmos amongst moorings on the other side of the bay. No damage in either case.


This has been a very interesting thread of comparisons.

I enjoyed my 30 years of boat owning. It was all in Greece so no tides to worry about. Cruising if the weather turned there was usually an island downwind with a port on the lee-side to hunker up in. Once spent 4-5 days holed-up in a F8-9 stern-to with 2 anchors out in Astypalea and did not leave the boat.

Regulations and costs were low but rising now. Great Cruising area. I have visited 70 ports/bays. Maintenance is a problem outside Athens so one needs to be somewhat practical - I once took off the cylinder head and replaced the gasket on the quayside in Poros - first time I had done that job, but still working OK 14 yrars later under new ownership.

Back to comparisons. Sailing more 'Adventure', but MHoming less problems/stress.

Geoff

 

[Spriddler]

I really appreciate a lie-in rather than when at anchor having to get up at silly o'clock to row the cross-legged dog ashore in Hissing Sid, especially in a bit of a blow and she never seemed to need a wee at slack tide.
Thedog and my younger son always suffered seasickness on passage so I'd give them both a Stugeron and they'd curl up and snooze together in the fore cabin.

 

[David and Sally]

I think the sigma 33 will be quite tame compared to a modern boat. They rely upon ballast ratio rather than form stability and so are much more docile then modern boats with larger sail areas and light weight and high form stability.

Like comparing an xjr to an f type Jag.

Cheers James

We had a Moody 33Mk2. Great sea boat. Sailed better than it looked. Large family boat. Tough as well. Wish I still had it.

 

[Jake Royd]

I really appreciate a lie-in rather than when at anchor having to get up at silly o'clock to row the cross-legged dog ashore in Hissing Sid, especially in a bit of a blow and she never seemed to need a wee at slack tide.
She and my younger son always suffered seasickness on passage so I'd give them both a Stugeron and they'd curl up and snooze together in the fore cabin.

Stugeron used to work for me with seasickness but it also sent me to sleep.

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