Please excuse my ignorance in posing this question. As a UK sailor of many
years experience in racing and cruising yachts, I am curious to know, since
the subject rarely turns up, whether our US cousins have a similar series of
qualifications to those administered in the UK by the Royal Yachting
Association (Yachmaster, at various levels).

I am not extolling the virtues of such "official"qualifications, indeed many
UK sailors think they are less than useful, just curious to know if such
training and examination facilities exist in the US, as the subject never
seems to be discussed in this NG.

Dennis.

NO,, we are still a FREE country. Not like your socialist ********.

ps... what the F.n is the deal with the F'n King and Queen bull****?

Are you people living in the Middle Ages..

Tell those F'n layabouts to go get an F'n job.

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"Dennis Pogson" wrote in message
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Please excuse my ignorance in posing this question. As a UK sailor of many
years experience in racing and cruising yachts, I am curious to know,
since
the subject rarely turns up, whether our US cousins have a similar series
of
qualifications to those administered in the UK by the Royal Yachting
Association (Yachmaster, at various levels).

I am not extolling the virtues of such "official"qualifications, indeed
many
UK sailors think they are less than useful, just curious to know if such
training and examination facilities exist in the US, as the subject never
seems to be discussed in this NG.

Dennis.

Sir Thomas of Cannondale wrote:
NO,, we are still a FREE country. Not like your socialist ********.

ps... what the F.n is the deal with the F'n King and Queen bull****?

Are you people living in the Middle Ages..

Tell those F'n layabouts to go get an F'n job.


Thought there was only one Wilbur. Jeez, there might be more lurking in the
undergrowth!

DP

"Dennis Pogson" wrote in message
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Sir Thomas of Cannondale wrote:

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Thought there was only one Wilbur. Jeez, there might be more lurking in
the
undergrowth!

DP




He's a known troll... fir git im


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"Sir Thomas of Cannondale" wrote in message
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NO,, we are still a FREE country. Not like your socialist ********.

ps... what the F.n is the deal with the F'n King and Queen bull****?

Are you people living in the Middle Ages..

Tell those F'n layabouts to go get an F'n job.

Well, Thomas, how about writing to the Queen and handing back your
_knighthood_ for a start?
As to the royal family getting jobs, we Brits are lucky in having someone as
Head of State who does not have to have a background of dubious dealings
with fund providers in order to get their money to support their campaign
for getting elected to office. That system involves _payback time_ for the
providers of the funds once the person is finally elected, which is why they
gave the funds in the first place.
I squirm with embarassment sometimes watching the candidates performances on
the election caucuses in USA. But, one of these people is going to end up as
President. Yet you mock the British system!

The Queen had no choice in the matter, but got the job dumped on her by
being born into her family. Thus, she had to abandon any hope of a normal
existence in order to serve her country which she has done superbly well all
her adult life..
Like all families, some of the royals are more useful than others but most
lend heir support to good causes and owe no allegiance to providers of
election funds.
A grandson of the Queen, Pince Harry, joined the Army and has been serving
in Afghanistan, doing what he joined the Army for, and is highly regarded as
a good soldier.
However, he has had to be pulled out now because the irresponsible media in
USA have handed him to the Taliban as a prime target and this has placed
him, and his colleagues in serious danger.

On Fri, 29 Feb 2008 16:54:56 +0100, Edgar wrote:

you've been trolled Edgar...Sir Tom is off his meds this am

"Edgar" wrote in message
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A grandson of the Queen, Pince Harry, joined the Army and has been
serving in Afghanistan, doing what he joined the Army for, and is highly
regarded as a good soldier.
However, he has had to be pulled out now because the irresponsible media
in USA have handed him to the Taliban as a prime target and this has
placed him, and his colleagues in serious danger.


I have much more respect for Harry than any of the major candidates in the
US.

"Phil Abuster" wrote in message
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"Edgar" wrote in message
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A grandson of the Queen, Pince Harry, joined the Army and has been
serving in Afghanistan, doing what he joined the Army for, and is highly
regarded as a good soldier.
However, he has had to be pulled out now because the irresponsible media
in USA have handed him to the Taliban as a prime target and this has
placed him, and his colleagues in serious danger.


I have much more respect for Harry than any of the major candidates in the
US.


McCain ,, he was a prisoner of war for 6 F'n years! Your little inbred has
been in Afghanistan for a couple of months.

Give me a break.

Besides, the other five guys and girls that make up the British Army can
pick up the slack.

Whatever happened to the cigarette smoking sailor? The one that was taken
prisoner in Iran.

She was so ugly that even the Iranians didn't want her. They couldn't
afford to keep her [it] in smokes!

If it was't for the US, the former US, the one before it was ruined by
socialists... you Brits would be eating
sauerkraut twice a day!

"Sir Thomas of Cannondale" wrote in message
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McCain ,, he was a prisoner of war for 6 F'n years! Your little inbred
has been in Afghanistan for a couple of months.

There are some questions about McCain:

http://www.usvetdsp.com/smith_mc.htm


Harry has killed 30 terrorists in those few months on the front line.
McCain's claim is he was shot down and captured.



Give me a break.

Besides, the other five guys and girls that make up the British Army can
pick up the slack.

Combined (or alone), they have seen more action than McCain.



Whatever happened to the cigarette smoking sailor? The one that was taken
prisoner in Iran.

She was so ugly that even the Iranians didn't want her. They couldn't
afford to keep her [it] in smokes!

Just put the burka on her backwards.


If it was't for the US, the former US, the one before it was ruined by
socialists... you Brits would be eating
sauerkraut twice a day!

Yes, and if it wasn't for the US (FDR the socialist) half of Europe would
not have been living under Communism as a consequence of WWII.

"Sir Thomas of Cannondale" wrote in message
news:xVWxj.12$LK3.9@trndny02...

"Phil Abuster" wrote in message
...

"Edgar" wrote in message
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A grandson of the Queen, Pince Harry, joined the Army and has been
serving in Afghanistan, doing what he joined the Army for, and is highly
regarded as a good soldier.
However, he has had to be pulled out now because the irresponsible media
in USA have handed him to the Taliban as a prime target and this has
placed him, and his colleagues in serious danger.


I have much more respect for Harry than any of the major candidates in
the US.


McCain ,, he was a prisoner of war for 6 F'n years! Your little inbred
has been in Afghanistan for a couple of months.

Give me a break.

Besides, the other five guys and girls that make up the British Army can
pick up the slack.

Whatever happened to the cigarette smoking sailor? The one that was taken
prisoner in Iran.

She was so ugly that even the Iranians didn't want her. They couldn't
afford to keep her [it] in smokes!

If it was't for the US, the former US, the one before it was ruined by
socialists... you Brits would be eating
sauerkraut twice a day!


What are you blathering about? You partied from the sidelines for two years
(1939-1941) and then joined up after we weakened the German Military.
You could look at it another way too... you might (slight chance) be
governed by a man who wasn't smart enough to evade capture by a rag tag
army.