Panache my ass;

Panache can't make it past the first stiff jab to the nose. It goes ,
"Right out the window" as the eyes start watering.

AND; you're a foreigner twice removed; A Mick living in England and
posting in a American Sailing Assoc. discussion group.

Come to think of it, you desire a smack in the nose and a good swift
kick; Right in your Panache

Ole Thom