Lakesailor
New member
OMG. Awesome. Kiss Kiss
Congrats Ellie
- Thread starter Spirit of Glenans
- Start date
clyst
Well-known member
Well that's that then chaps . We are back on track ,She wasn't at deaths door in hospital as some suggested nor had she runaway. sad to say these threads will now die as there is nothing really to add other than the pat on the back one liners which will soon dry up .
It seems that we have fulfilled Ellie's needs from this forum as there hasn't been a word from her offering her thanks to those who have supported her throughout her "ordeal". Hay ho !
It seems that we have fulfilled Ellie's needs from this forum as there hasn't been a word from her offering her thanks to those who have supported her throughout her "ordeal". Hay ho !
owen-cox
Active member
That and the fact she announced it on her Facebook page.
Colvic Watson
Well-known member
Not for the first time I applaud your ability to sum up the essence of an issue with a pithy sentence; I wish I could write like that.
chinita
Well-known member
Thank you; I am blushing and want to have your babies. 
Lakesailor
New member
Oi! It was me what proffered a Kiss, Kiss....
JumbleDuck
Well-known member
For those who haven't seen that, the old www.facebook.com/MFV-Elizmor page is still dead but redirects to www.facebook.com/mfvelizmor.
Colvic Watson
Well-known member
Thank you; I am blushing and want to have your babies.
SWMBO says don't bother, apparently I have a very 1950's attitude to childcare. I don't know what that means but she says she wished it extended to a 1950's attitude to work where she got to stay at home.
TonyBuckley
New member
And I hope to God that that space is allowed to just exist with peace and harmony.
What's that noise? Ah yes, dozens of old farts scrabbling around to find out what Facebook is, so they may express their indignation at not being kept up to date or thanked for their wisdom.
Don't bother. She has admin rights.
Not aimed at you mr JD.
What's that noise? Ah yes, dozens of old farts scrabbling around to find out what Facebook is, so they may express their indignation at not being kept up to date or thanked for their wisdom.
Don't bother. She has admin rights.
Not aimed at you mr JD.
Searush
New member
I think that is the key difference. I have a small library of around 600 sailing books, a fair proportion of which are "We bought a boat & went on a long(ish) voyage". They are almost all a great read (a few are not that well written, but most are) and the journeys are mostly accomplished with little in the way of funds & sometimes with very little or no previous experience. The big difference is that they invariably do the journey before writing the book or making great claims about what they are going to do. The exception is probably Donald Crowhurst as already mentioned.
My point is that the Internet, sponsorship & "Marketing" leads to some people perhaps raising expectations way beyond what can be sensibly achieved. Some, like Ellen Macarthur seem to rise to the challenge, others may not. Setting out your highest aims publically on the internet increases the pressure enormously. I wish Ellie luck & reading her blog suggests that she & her Dad have put a lot of thought into what is likely to go wrong & sourcing solutions. If she carries on like that she stands a good chance of success, but her approach to this forum, which can be so supporting of people in trouble has actually turned some potential helpers into knockers.
There must be a lesson there.
JumbleDuck
Well-known member
As I wrote before, the comments on the original thread were overwhelmingly positive and helpful, with just the occasional good-natured tongue-in-cheek flippancy, until Eleanor stopped participating. Whether or not that was linked to Preston Marina's postings, it looked incredibly ungracious ... and I still have not seen a word of thanks to them. It looks as if Eleanor is now trying to control the message more, but it's going to be difficult to do that and get a social media buzz going. The success or failure of the business project is going to be as interesting as the success or failure of the boating one.
Lakesailor
New member
Well, I for one would like to see her knockers...
Last edited:
l'escargot
New member
Updated as recently as last night.
l'escargot
New member
Anyone remember the Noah of Penarth Marina way back in about2002/2003 ? What ever happened to him and his family ? I seem to,remember an incident with a lock gate and a sinking very similar story but different innit .
That went on to 2012 http://www.mvpicton.co.uk/latest_news.htm
clyst
Well-known member
MV Piction looks very similar to .... Nope I'm not going to say it cos I will get lambasted by the huggers (,not that I'm worried about that but I don't want to be the cause of an heart attach by raised blood pressure,)and promoted to higher ranks by the lazy fish .
Last edited:
Colvic Watson
Well-known member
It's a lovely day, sitting at anchor after a sail up to Aldeburugh, SWMBO and younkers' ashore so I'm feeling benevolent and hereby promote you to Grand High Admiral Clyst. No finer man have we served under and we will not see his like again.
chinita
Well-known member
....and JE can be Admiral of The Tweet.
Bav34
...
The Royal Navy banned blogging in 1948.
chinita
Well-known member
....and blagging is just a Chinaman showing off.
TonyBuckley
New member
Oh my goodness! That was a saga that completely passed me by! The chap certainly doesn't seem to have done himself any favours here or anywhere!
And after TEN years has stopped updating his site.
