Poignard
Well-known member
Years ago, snobbish members of the Royal Yacht Squadron blackballed Sir Thomas Lipton's application to become a member. He was not short of wonga, in fact he was loaded, but he was "in trade" (a grocer) and therefore socially beyond the pale. Yachting was not for the likes of people like him!
How things have changed, and for the better in my view. My neighbour here in Vannes marina this weekend earns his living as a busker and lives on his small boat with the obligatory busker's dog. He is a very pleasant chap who speaks perfect English. He is fitting out his little yacht for a voyage to Ireland and Scotland next year.
Good luck to him.
How things have changed, and for the better in my view. My neighbour here in Vannes marina this weekend earns his living as a busker and lives on his small boat with the obligatory busker's dog. He is a very pleasant chap who speaks perfect English. He is fitting out his little yacht for a voyage to Ireland and Scotland next year.
Good luck to him.