kittensusie Landar

Hello Jammy Only just saw this thread as I don't normally 'do' forums and stuff.... I'm sorry that your experiences (and others) with the Leeward Cruising Club were not as good as you expected or as good as I would hope. We always like to see new members joining us and indeed, from what I've witnessed running the Sunday cruises, have never seen anyone being deliberately ignored or given the brush off. We are not a perfect group, obviously, but I like to feel that were are a friendly and helpful group. Whenever I learn that someone is new to the group I (and others) will always welcome them, and if I learn they are also new to sailing then I give them my basic guide to sailing in order to help them get into the sport. I have even spent time later in the week to help people choose a boat or plane (I also co-own the Skyward Flying Club). As for the routes; I set the easiest wind direction for the cruise so tacking is easily avoided or kept to an absolute minimum. There is also the option of using a different wind direction - it is not set in stone. I have never thought of the routes as being challenging however (though some are easier than others), simply because we do get a number of people who are new to sailing in SL. Yes, some of our members want to finish the cruise asap but the majority just want to have a leisurely sail. Personally I use a fast yacht simply because I start the cruise way after most other people and, since it is evening for me, I want to finish the cruise with enough time left to enjoy the party before I have to log off. The reason why I start the cruise 20 - 30 minutes after the start? Simply because some people like to arrive and start after everyone else has gone so they don't get caught up in the lag. Boats colliding is almost inevitable unfortunately, especially at the start of the cruise when lag is at its worst. Mostly when that happens, a shouted "Sorry, was lagging" can be 'heard' coming across the water or an apology appears in group chat. If you (or anyone) would like to chat things over in SL, just give me shout (best send a NC as IM's get capped rather quickly Kittensusie Landar

I use PayPal to buy L$, but my (UK) debit card to pay my tiers, will that have to change on August 1st?

I use PayPal to buy L$, but my (UK) debit card to pay my tiers, will that have to change on August 1st?