Surfing the web for my trip I came across another website for hooking up potential crew members with boat owners for the purposes of sailing. This one is free to join, members post a profile with some information about themselves, their sailing experience and when they are available. Boat owners do the same for their boat. Both parties can then search and contact each other.
I followed the instructions and put a bit about myself and what kind of sailing I was looking to do. The site also suggested that profiles which included pictures were usually the most successful, so I duly posted a photo. Ever since my mailbox has been inundated with salty sea dogs contacting me to see if I'm interested in joining them to sail. The reaction I've had to my profile makes me feel like I stumbled across an alternative dating site and it's not really for sailing but for 'hooking up'.
All the emails I've been sent have been from blokes, usually looking for a female who enjoys sailing and 'possibly more' and all much older than me. Not what I had in mind and I'm a bit frightened to open my mailbox now in fear of what I'll find.
When I told my friend Jane of my internet adventures she asked if I'd posted a photo, and on hearing I had suggested that really they had all been looking at my skills and reasons for wanting to go sailing, not my photo. She suggested I post a photo of a hound instead and see what reaction I got.
This is the photo I posted:
Maybe I should post something more like this:
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