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Anyone
interested in why this site exists? No,
thought not. |
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Let
there be a record of sailing exploits! And
Lo, there was and this is it. There's
lots of interesting photos, ships' logs, notes of meetings and really
interesting anecdotes. Well, not that interesting I suppose, except for
those involved. Good resource for knowing what to avoid though. 'So
how did all this come about, and why?' I hear you ask. Can't remember come
to think of it. Probably seemed like a good idea at the time. Some
background might help if you're interested. Otherwise dive in and click on
links like there was no tomorrow. |
Whale I
never. Plymouth Sound too?
Must go
straight to the
Best
Pub in the Universe
and
steady the old nerves
(band's
pretty good too!)
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BACKGROUND: A
long time ago, in a distant galaxy, they created BNL (a Nuclear
Laboratory deep in the countryside). It was June. 'Fancy
going sailing?' asked someone, whose mind was clearly not on his job. 'Might',
said someone else in a fit of enthusiasm. 'OK',
said the first, 'but we'll all have to learn to sail. And navigate
probably.' And
so it came to pass that a variety of misguided and impatient individuals, each with their own stomach-emptying threshold,
decided to learn on the job and quickly ventured onto
the ocean wave. |
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'Think
I'll go home on the ferry', said Stan. |
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'Anyone
fancy Aegean Tea?', said Chris. |
| 'Wake
me up when you've decided what we're doing next', said Ian. |
| 'We'll
never make the Alderney Race', said Jock. |
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'Uurgh,
uur ..urgh, gurgle gurgle, oh god, (appropriate background colour
chaps)!', Tony used to say with feeling. |
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Then,
inexplicably, he got the Yachtmaster Bug* and sailed happily ever
after. |
NOTE:
If you find any of this distasteful or impossible to understand, or
are simply of a nervous disposition, perhaps this site isn't for you. In
which case you're better off with this
one. Otherwise push the boat out and dive in!
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*
a nasty virus which causes delusions of robust stomach.
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