Steve writes:

Simon Brooke , wrote:

Steve writes:

The boatyard owner was worried as he too had been caught out and
it was even discussed later that evening in the restaurant we
attended. No-one, I repeat *no-one* could have predicted what
happened more than a few minutes beforehand.

I don't believe you.

So now you resort to calling me a lair.

I'm not calling you a liar; I'm simply saying that with adequate small
boat handling experience you not only could have, but would have
predicted at least the change in sae state consequent on the wind, even
if you had not predicted the wind itself (which I believe you would
also have).

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