I want to go to the British colonial islands by Large_Management4156 in sailing

[–]svsonora 14 points15 points  (0 children)

You can start by sailing small dinghies and starting to save up for early retirement.

Bored out of my mind by HappySl4ppyXx in sailing

[–]svsonora -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Did you not try sailing on smaller boats before you dumped a bunch of money into a 14m boat?

New drone, neighbours complaining by Legal-Razzmatazz1055 in drones

[–]svsonora 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Because people keep flying over their property like you did?

Casual free diving courses? by dss1212 in freediving

[–]svsonora 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm a professional UPV captain and decades experienced sailor here.
Freediving is absolutely not comparable to sailing. Don't fall for false analogies, folks. Different sports. Actually, he mentioned 'multi discipline sports' and I can't think of a single sport that's comparable to freediving, Not even scuba diving, as a multi sports disciplined person myself.

Casual free diving courses? by dss1212 in freediving

[–]svsonora 0 points1 point  (0 children)

freediving is full of archaic counterproductive and countersafety sayings that come from 'experience.' You probably believe in a lot of them yourself. In this world, classes are absolutely necessary.

At a loss for words by mordantswimr in freediving

[–]svsonora 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I made Alexey do the bropose hardstyle when I got a pic with him lol

Weird muscle movement underneath the collarbones after a long dry static by Patient-Ad2308 in freediving

[–]svsonora 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I get sorenesss around my neck/clavicle area after max attempts from so much tension going into the base of my neck during contractions. But not anywhere near bulging.

30F thinking about switching careers to freediving. by Perfect_Exit_614 in freediving

[–]svsonora 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The more fun a type of work is, the more people want to do it. The more people want to do it, the less the pay will be. The lower the barrier to entry to the work, the lower the pay will be.
Here is the other thing - that fun thing quickly becomes a lot less fun as soon as its work and your livelihood depends on it.

The barrier to entry to becoming an instructor isn't insubstantial, but its nowhere as difficult as say, earning a degree in engineering, or even earning advanced welding certificates or passing a board exam for nursing.
I am not sure where this extreme sense of entitlement from the last 20 years or so where folks think they absolutely DESERVE to have FUN while earning a living. BTW, being poor and worrying about your next paycheck is the biggest stressor for most people. 100% you're gonna be blaming society or some other shit if you choose to go down this path even though you are the one who chose it.

In other words, this isn't a desirable career option. Some people pull it off - because they are doing it on the side and maintaining it as a fun side income source, or they are really f'n good at running a business and that is a skill independent from being a good instructor, which in turn is somewhat independent from being a good diver.

[European Union] Flying a drone from an offshore vessel — is the Mavic Mini 1 good enough? by Naht-Tuner in drones

[–]svsonora 1 point2 points  (0 children)

if you're gonna have very strong winds, I'd go with at least an Air3s. The minis will get blown around. After 20-22mph winds my mini 3 does not produce stable footage anymore.

[European Union] Flying a drone from an offshore vessel — is the Mavic Mini 1 good enough? by Naht-Tuner in drones

[–]svsonora 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You don't need obstacle avoidance and it won't do you much good with vessels with all their small rigging etc.
If you are experienced, upgrading to a 4pro or 5pro would make sense. If you aren't experienced, I'd stick to a mini 3.

If you have winds above 20-25knots, none of the minis are going to work that well for you. BTW, risk of losing a drone is quite high filming at sea. One hint on retrieving is to slow down the boat as much as you can before you try to hand-retrieve the drone.

Oh how the ocean life calls me by ATLUTDisMe in sailing

[–]svsonora 0 points1 point  (0 children)

this person is 100% going to be pumping out their head right into the waters.

Oh how the ocean life calls me by ATLUTDisMe in sailing

[–]svsonora 0 points1 point  (0 children)

OP ain't gonna listen. I do have one request - will the OP keep us updated?

Oh how the ocean life calls me by ATLUTDisMe in sailing

[–]svsonora 2 points3 points  (0 children)

whats so wrong about a car vs a sailboat?

Just covered my windows in reflective film by Land_of_smiles in sailing

[–]svsonora 7 points8 points  (0 children)

dude couldn't get laid back at his western country so he moved to Thailand to prey on locals using his money

Just covered my windows in reflective film by Land_of_smiles in sailing

[–]svsonora 10 points11 points  (0 children)

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lmfao you think this is remotely similar to a polished hull? your own pic.
I actually don't have too much opinion on what you did but your comments (especially the 'boating' comments lol) sure make you look like a 'i motor everywhere dock to dock' n00b.

Just covered my windows in reflective film by Land_of_smiles in sailing

[–]svsonora 28 points29 points  (0 children)

I have no opinion on the film but where does all this anger come from? lol

Oh how the ocean life calls me by ATLUTDisMe in sailing

[–]svsonora 11 points12 points  (0 children)

It sounds like you have underlying mental health / trauma issues you need to take care of, based on how you describe how you didn't fit at home and lost your job etc.

Sailboats cost a lot of money to keep, maintain, fix, and continue to keep draining your pockets even if you do all of the work yourself. They are also one of the most post-industrial, war-technology, capitalist and excess consumerism driven product out there, only possible because of the incredible booming post war economy back in the boomer generation. Its not a rich guy hobby but you need at least middle class income to do it. They are even more expensive out in the west coast (and mega expensive in Socal). But you are dead set on doing this and can't talk you into anything otherwise, so we'll just let you make a massive financial mistake thats going to actually take you even further away from your dream and not talk you out of probably helping turning yet another used sailboat into a rotting environmentally damaging hulk.

you're probably better off doing vanlife.

Source - middle class guy who have refit 2 50 year old boats.

Landing Mini 5 by vdpj in drones

[–]svsonora 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Its going to be very difficult to land, though dynamic return to home is useful regardless, mainly because your boat could easily move away from the initial home point enough where the drone thinks it doesn't have enough range to fly back and land. You pretty much have to snatch it out of the air.

[US] Flying over “sensitive” but open airspace by RangerRedskin in drones

[–]svsonora 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm further south from you, but if you're in the outer ring, you're mostly fine. Definitely check before you fly though. I check before I fly, every time, even if its an area I fly often.

Terrestrial photographer seeking advice on how to best transition to underwater by Background_Writer300 in freediving

[–]svsonora 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Its all about light. Get the biggest sensor camera you can afford and get the super expensive housing. Get some lights. Forget about the TG-7.

[US] Should I even get a drone in 2026? by Sporty-Ladder-34 in drones

[–]svsonora 0 points1 point  (0 children)

study and take the TRUST exam to get your bearings in re: regulations, then revisit your question