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Discussion in 'YachtForums Yacht Club' started by YachtForums, Jan 20, 2026.

  1. YachtForums, Jan 20, 2026
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    YachtForums

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    After nearly 24 years of in-depth discussions by experienced mariners, I've made the difficult decision to shut down YachtForums on Saturday, January 31st at 1:00 AM.

    To the members who have made YF an amazing resource, we are forever in your debt. Your knowledge and contributions have influenced millions of readers and collectively, you have had a profound impact on the yachting industry.

    The digital landscape is changing therefore the time has come to shut down YachtForums. It will be down for approximately 4 hours while we upgrade the server. We should be back online before sunrise. :p :D
    Maritna_ra, Liam, gr8trn and 1 other person like this.
  2. leeky, Jan 20, 2026
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    That was NOT funny!:mad: But I'm glad it was a joke.
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  3. Capt Ralph, Jan 20, 2026
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    OMG, You started to really scared me till that last line.

    Long live Yacht Forums and those that serve.
  4. Capt J, Jan 20, 2026
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    I was starting to get afraid too!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  5. MountainGuy, Jan 21, 2026
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    And again one of those moments where you think you should have said how much you enjoy something and would miss it when its no longer there. So: Thanks to the YF Admins and regular contributors! YF is a daily read for me!
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  6. wwch, Jan 21, 2026
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    Same here. Thanks to everybody especially those who keep YF interesting and running.
  7. MBevins, Jan 21, 2026
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    That was one scary opening.
    It isn't even April 1st.
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  8. GoCat, Jan 22, 2026
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    That was a good one... especially since I just signed up
  9. gr8trn, Jan 22, 2026
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    Glad I read more than the title of a thread:D
  10. LuvBigBoats, Jan 22, 2026
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    Dude....
  11. Hatterized, Jan 24, 2026
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    damn we ain't no fools, we know the date and it isn't April 1st....:(:)
  12. YachtForums, Feb 1, 2026
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    Apologies for the down-time last night. Server migrations are a little out of my wheelhouse. The migration went well considering the size of the database. It took awhile for the DNS to resolve. Still need to tweak a few settings.

    Sometimes I feel like an 086 processor operating in a Pentium environment.
  13. Capt Ralph, Feb 1, 2026
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    But the ole X86s took beatings and kept on ticking.
  14. MBevins, Feb 1, 2026
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    Carl, that was funny.