Golding gets OBE

[Phoenix of Hamble]

Commenting on his OBE, Golding said:

"I am delighted to have been awarded such an honour. I first learned of my nomination for an OBE while I was participating in the Velux 5 Oceans race when my wife Andrea rang me with news of the letter from No 10. At that time I was having a fairly tough time of it in the South Atlantic - my shore team must have wondered why I was in such amazingly good spirits!"

 

[alf1]

It should be a knighthood

 

[oleander2]

At the very least

 

[Koeketiene]

Won't get knighted any time soon.

1. He's not a woman
2. His main sponsor (Ecover) is not a UK company. You're more likely to run into Mike in Zeebrugge than in the UK.