125 Discussion Forum

Please note: This forum is read by a wide group of 125 sailors.
This is not the place for personal attacks or inappropriate comments on anyones race, sex, age or sailing abilities.

Your Name: Email Address: Password: ( Needed to edit or delete this message.) Message Title: Text of Message: Add an Image: An image can also be attached to this listing. Click "Browse" to select the image file on your PC. It can be a JPEG or a GIF file. The file will be uploaded to the server, scaled to fit, and will appear beside the entry. Replying to: Youtube the 125 Just an Idea. I very much believe in the sharing of ideas. As folks maybe aware, this forum concept was pushed by a couple of people including Barney and myself some years ago, and thanks to Erik and Keith it became a reality. I am no longer the the national publicity officer, although my name still is on the website as a conduit for the NEC. I have a new idea. How about exploiting youtube to meet a real need that we have in our association. That is show people how to properly rig and sail a 125. Youtube is free and it is open to the public (fits in with my beliefs, what about everyone else?). The proposal is that we set up an 125 account, and when some one has an idea, then film it, and publish it on you tube. It would be moderated through the NEC as we can have a repeat of the past. The NEC would place a notice in the discussion forum that a new video was on youtube and place the link. I would get (even still) about 10 request a month for a rigging guide. I would really love something that I could show people. Please submit your comments on this idea. Further, lets put together a policy on how we should implement