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by Jon1
Sat Mar 30, 2013 6:05 pm
Forum: Free Spirits forum
Topic: OTW: How do you balance a boat?
Replies: 15
Views: 2815

Re: OTW: How do you balance a boat?

It is actually not that hard to keep a boat upright because the blades are so long; so long as they are relatively perpendicular to the boat, it isn't going to flip. Keeping the boat absolutely steady and stable in it's attitude to achieve maximum speed is more tricky and requires practice. The blad...
by Jon1
Mon Feb 25, 2013 11:46 pm
Forum: Free Spirits forum
Topic: WELCOME to New Members
Replies: 2602
Views: 299632

Re: WELCOME to New Members

Sounds like it's June for our next Free Spirits get-together. I presume you have a big back garden where we can all camp out? :mrgreen: On a more serous note, you're very welcome to Free Spirits. And if ever start missing the rain and cold weather, you can always come visit me in Ireland! Paul V Ir...
by Jon1
Mon Feb 25, 2013 6:33 pm
Forum: Free Spirits forum
Topic: WELCOME to New Members
Replies: 2602
Views: 299632

Re: WELCOME to New Members

Actually, just for reference, right now is the best time of year to visit down here. The temperature is actually bearable, sort of like a very warm day in June, with a good breeze. And the humidity is at its lowest. The evenings almost reach as low as "almost cool". And it's dry season. It...
by Jon1
Mon Feb 25, 2013 6:14 pm
Forum: Free Spirits forum
Topic: WELCOME to New Members
Replies: 2602
Views: 299632

Re: WELCOME to New Members

Thanks to you all for your welcome, here and on the original thread. Nice idea about switching from Manchester to Tobago :lol: You would be very welcome. But I tell you, the thought of a pint (or few) of Tetley's or Boddingtons, hand drawn at the bar is worth many many palm trees and beaches after a...
by Jon1
Sun Feb 24, 2013 7:29 pm
Forum: Free Spirits forum
Topic: WELCOME to New Members
Replies: 2602
Views: 299632

Re: WELCOME to New Members

Hi all+. Just started posting after lurking since last June. Posted a bit about me in the Äbout Me" thread in The Sanctuary. http://www.freespiritsrowing.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=2584&start=50 Not sure many visit there so saying Hi here. Been erging since June 2012 some 30 years af...
by Jon1
Sun Feb 24, 2013 6:14 pm
Forum: The Sanctuary
Topic: "About me" - a place to introduce yourself
Replies: 126
Views: 94774

Re: "About me" - a place to introduce yourself

Hi all, time for me to introduce myself having joined up in early June 2012 (and lurked since), four days before I received my C2. I'm a 50 yr. old Londoner living in Tobago. It's a long story, but it ain't as cracked up to be as you might think. I'm a medic (DoctorJon on the C2 forums), was a Foren...