In article , Flying Tadpole
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Peter Wiley wrote:

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Be nice to see a light schooner on the Derwent.


Be nice to see one full stop. I think I'll bring Flying Tadpole
II home from Pt Augusta, where she's not getting used, clean her
up and see if I can flog her off. ALl my sailing gets done now
in Lady Kate, and I'd love to see some youthful 40 y.o. campaign
Flying Tadpole II again and set the picnic race scene quivering
in horror once more. It's a whole new generation. Even the
skiffie skippers I once knew have grown huge rumguts and
inhabitat ancient trailer sailers now...

Ah well, you get that with age & lack of maintenance. I've been
shovelling sand & gravel for my slab base - get fit campaign after 8
weeks doing nothing except work/eat/sleep/eat/eat/work etc during which
time I put on 2 kg. I'm getting hassled about putting my daysailer in
the water, just been pricing a new 2-3HP o/board for it. The Honda 4
stroke is only (IIRC) 13kg so it might get the nod. I'll happily leave
my boat on the foreshore but leaving the motor as well is pushing my
luck, even if I can see it from my window.