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[SpottyDog5]

I've only been on here for just over 15 years, I used spend a lot of time enjoying the posts and banter.
I have met some great friends along the way, so its been great.
I only occasionally pop on now and again for a nose, as I feel the forum has "lost its way" a bit.
Its nice to see some of the old names popping up, I do wonder are there many still "lurking, but not posting" like me ?
Come on, fess up, don't be shy !!

 

[PlanB]

Who do you mean?

 

[Seastoke]

Who do you mean?

He must mean Plan A

 

[SpottyDog5]

Anyone really..

 

[SaltIre]

I'm not here - I'm there.

 

[Pinnacle]

Still here. ?

 

[SpottyDog5]

Still here. ?

Good

 

[Shifty]

I’m here, and East Cowes?

 

[SpottyDog5]

I’m here, and East Cowes?

Me too...

 

[andy59]

Still here sometimes, it’s got a bit sterile, but now looking forward to JFM’s new build, hope it’s not to controversial though ?

 

[Clunk]

Here, but the input I have seems quite irrelevant due to the years of experience that most members seem to have behind them, so I guess here on the basis of trying to learn something.

 

[Scolly]

Still lurking

 

[rich]

Not as much fun now.

 

[colhel]

I’m here, and East Cowes?

Me too...

I'm a survivor

 

[Piers]

Started boating around 5 years old whilst Dad taught me row and scull his clinker built dinghy in Jersey. This led to me building a wooden Otter Sports 2 seat canoe in my teens. All went quiet on the boating front whilst I went to flying college and became a pilot with BOAC / BA. But, a mid-life crisis at 40 saw me buying a Fletcher 21 Arrowbolt with a 175 Yam, reawakening my passion for boating. This soon led to a Cougar 35 Predator, Princess V39 and finally a Fleming 55 in 2003.

After 18 years of ownership, we sold our Fleming 55 (Play d'eau) in Oct 2021 and have been boatless ever since. A head versus heart decision. That's around 65 years of boating. Hence my quietness on the forum.

I keep staring out to sea....

 

[colhel]

@Piers your name was mentioned in deepest Somerset yesterday. Small world!

 

[Piers]

@Piers your name was mentioned in deepest Somerset yesterday. Small world!

Oh dear...!

 

[colhel]

Oh dear...!

Not at all, Mark and Zena speak very highly of you.
Should we elaborate for the benefit of others?

 

[Piers]

Not at all, Mark and Zena speak very highly of you.
Should we elaborate for the benefit of others?

OK - but I'll duck, just in case...

 

[colhel]

Okay briefly.
Family holiday in Bude and we're all sat round the dinner table. Somehow the subject of boat names came up. Mark, my Brother in Law mentions a boat named Play d'eau owned by a former colleague. When I said I know a boat with the same name.. . In Guernsey, owned by a chap called Piers. Is his wife called Lyn? he asks. Yes, I said, she washed my shirt, I had to have the boat tour topless.
Maybe not that exciting a story after all, but a pretty big coincidence.And, one of the reasons I've stuck with YBW, I've met some great people, formed friendships and gained loads of help.