On 16 Jul 2007, at 13:00, Roger Millin wrote: > It seems to me that > there is an element getting on to the system who have chosen to spend > their excess capital on a boat because it seems such a 'jolly good > thing' to do so. This type of owner has no real knowledge of, nor > cares a jot about, the heritage and etiquette involved that others > have acquired over years of hiring, borrowing, owning boats and > talking to more experienced hands.
It is my fervent hope that, when I come to spend my retirement gratuity in a few years time, there will be nice selection of decently specified boats available at reasonable cost as the disillusioned members of the clan Roger has identified shuffle off the cut. Of course, I would have to scruff the paintwork up a bit before I could feel at home on such a vessel. Baz [hoping there will still be somewhere to go boating in 2012]
