oldgit
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A brand new sailor having purchased his very first saily boat sets of from Bradwell across the wide empty ocean toward the Kent coast.Totally failing to get the hang of the sail thingies and wandering all over the shipping channels to the consternation of several lafge commercial ships,he resorts to the engine before running aground near Margate.A grand total of three lifeboats and the helicopter are searching the area most of the nite before a member of the public spots him well and truly ashore.Nearly as good a tale as the entrepid Thames boater braving the open estuary after his upper river experiences proved a bit tame,got to Southend and promptly got lost.
Ps.This is a rough approx of the story with many important facts left out and various embellishments.More or less what you get in the Daily M..l in fact.
Ps.This is a rough approx of the story with many important facts left out and various embellishments.More or less what you get in the Daily M..l in fact.