Gwilym Starks’ Outside Adventure Weblog: Messing about in boats

On Monday evening I boarded a pals yacht on The Yealm with the intention of preparing her to move round to Plymouth for the winter on Tuesday. All seemed properly with a peaceful nigh aboard and some pre trip jobs.

However, due to a technical situation on Tuesday morning, the move did not come about but in the words of an specialist ….

“Believe me, my young pal, there is absolutely nothing – certainly absolutely nothing – half so significantly worth carrying out as basically messing about in boats.”

―  Ratty,


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