"JoeSpareBedroom" wrote in message
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"Eisboch" wrote in message
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What's an iron?


Something you use to make sure your yacht club uniform looks crisp when
you go to dinner. Seriously...do you have a copy of the Chapman book from
the 1960s? Holy ****....

Believe it or not, I *do*. My father-in-law gave it to me from his vast
collection of "stuff" when I bought my first ocean type boat. It's worn, oil
and coffee stained and has a distinctive moldy odor.

I've purchased a couple of new editions over the years, but I keep his old
one for kicks. Next time I look at it, I'll note the edition.

Now ... a trivia question .... take a guess without looking it up ....

In what year was Charles Frederic Chapman's "Piloting, Seamanship and Small
Boat Handling" first published?

Eisboch