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I also went to a talk he gave. … I don’t think he received a fee and I thought the talk was very inspiring
Literary Merit.
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Dan Tribe
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I went to his navigation evening classes at Romford back in the 70s [that's half a century ago!
]I also met him a few times on the water. I don't recognise the bloke you describe, but I suppose we all change with the years.
tillergirl
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But he was never a police officer!
Poignard
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I've read Charles Stock's book, been to one of his talks and met him. He didn't seem at all pompous to me .
His aim was to show how much fun can be had with a small boat without needing a lot of money.
His aim was to show how much fun can be had with a small boat without needing a lot of money.
Habebty
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“A Taste for Sailing” by John Lewis is a nice enjoyable book which includes an account of having a new boat built at Brightlingsea, and cruising Holland in the 60s/70s.
Incidently, is the Dengie so called for Dengue fever?
Incidently, is the Dengie so called for Dengue fever?
Kukri
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Yes. A lovely book. Incidentally the “old Norwegian pilot cutter with a blue rubbing strake” on page 186 was actually the bawley “Good Intent”.
ianc1200
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Reported Good Intent has been in a fairly dire situation lately. A temporary deck was provided so she could be taken somewhere - Faversham? - for a restoration.
Dan Tribe
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I read that book just before we bought our first cruiser at North Fambridge. We found ourselves laid up next to the yawl Dowsabel which featured in the book. At the time she was owned by Mike Peyton, so that was the first time I met him. A memorable weekend!
johnalison
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I used to drive past a pub called 'The Good Intent' in Sawbridgeworth. It appears from their website that they longer have the charming sign picturing a woman waving goodbye to her husband as he sails away on a fishing-boat.
steve yates
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Thanks for that, just ordered it.
Black Diamond
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I met Charles Stock at the first of the legendary Classic Boat Festivals at Shotley, in 1989. We were there in Natterjack, our little gaff rigged Dockrell 17, so were wild camping on the seawall. Shoal Waters was brought up on the shore, and Charles Stock walked by and noticed we were struggling to make camp on the elephant grass. To our astonishment, he returned moments later with a sickle. Amazing, what they carried in that little boat, a full foot shorter than the boat that we considered too small to live aboard!
I think that was the last time I saw the Good Intent, when she was in good fettle, owned and run as a business by Don Windley. Sorry to hear she's fallen on hard times, but hopefully on the way to restoration.
I think that was the last time I saw the Good Intent, when she was in good fettle, owned and run as a business by Don Windley. Sorry to hear she's fallen on hard times, but hopefully on the way to restoration.
Kilo
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That really is a treat at £40....good to though, thanks, maybe nxt Christmas.
steve yates
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ouch, I got it second hand online for about £6!
Kukri
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Kukri
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Amazon’s pricing of old books is eccentric. I usually find Abebooks, which seems to be an association of secondhand booksellers, much better.
ex-Gladys
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Abebooks is an Amazon company...
Kukri
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Yes it is, and has been since 2008, when Amazon bought it, but in practice it acts as an association of independent booksellers. It’s a marketplace rather than a reseller. It certainly acts independently of Amazon in practice. Its card processing and delivery services are separate, and its pricing of secondhand books is very different!
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Poignard
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Damn you Habebty. That's another book I have to buy . It's not the money I'm worried about, it's The Old Guvnor giving me grief for bringing yet more books into the house.
She once asked "Do you ever read all these books you buy?"
"Of course I do, my love" I replied.
"Then why don't you get rid of them when you have read them?"
"Er well ..."
johnalison
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Amazon book prices can be weird. I was looking for a bird book a couple of years ago that was out of print. Prices for the paperback varied from about £20 to £250.
