Rob and Karen Oberg spent a year and 7,200 nautical miles crewing on other people's boats in SE Asia and Europe before cruising the Med for 2 seasons with crewmate, Marc Beerts, on a Jeanneau 43 DS, Alcheringa (Alcheringa is an Australian Aboriginal word meaning 'The Dreamtime'). On returning to Australia they acquired a Whitby 42 ketch, renamed her 'Our Dreamtime' and now cruise Australia's Great Barrier Reef and soon the Western Pacific and SE Asia. Total sea miles to date = 18,059 NM.
Dreamtime Sail
Sunday, 24 December 2017
Friday, 8 December 2017
30 Reasons why sailing is safer than sex.
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2. Looking at sailing websites is unlikely to result in downloading a computer virus.
3. It's perfectly acceptable to pay a professional to sail with you once in a while.
4. Nobody expects you to only sail with one person your whole life.
5. It’s OK to talk about sailing in front of the kids.

7. No politician ever lost his job for sailing with the wrong person.
8. Going sailing is highly unlikely to result in unplanned little sailors.
9. Sailing with your dog doesn’t mean you're weird.
10. Your sailing partner doesn't get upset about people you sailed with long ago.
11. It's perfectly respectable to sail with family members.

12. Nobody expects sailing to be fantastic every time.
13. It’s perfectly respectable to be seen walking into a sailing shop.
14. Being good with ropes is viewed as a skill rather than a fetish.
15. When you see a really good sailor, you don't have feel guilty about imagining the two of you sailing together.
16. Size doesn't matter. You can enjoy sailing regardless.
17. When dealing with a sailing pro, you never have to wonder if he’s really an undercover cop.
18. You can have a sailing calendar on your wall at the office, tell sailing jokes, and invite co-workers to sail with you without getting sued for harassment or sex discrimination at work.
19. Nobody expects you to give up sailing if your partner loses interest in it.

20. Nobody will ever tell you that if you sail by yourself, you’ll go blind.
21. Enjoying a quick sail is not regarded as under performance by your partner.
22. If you want to watch sailing on television, you don't have to subscribe to the Playboy channel and you don’t need to feel guilty watching on the family TV.
23. It's OK to be thinking about fishing while you're sailing.
24. There are no sailing-transmitted diseases. (Other than poverty)
25. Experiencing wind when sailing won’t upset your partner.
26. Your sailing partner will never say, "Not again? We just sailed last week! Is sailing all you ever think about?"
27. Sailing in public won't get you arrested.

29. Swinging is socially acceptable when anchored.
30. Using electronic aids is normal.
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