Coo, is there a Flook archive? It had jazz associations, being drawn by Wally Fawkes and written (amongst others) by George Melly. After a BBC jazz recording I said to George in the pub "Didn't you used to write the Flook cartoon?". Although he was on his own at the time he just said "I still do" and turned his back! Sorry, George, RIP...Someone must have been inspired by one of the "Flook" cartoons!
He was reading yachting monthly?
Sadly, there isn't. There's quite a lot on there from private enthusiasts, but nowhere near a full archive. I had to scratch around quite a lot to find the storyline I remembered. I think the Daily Mail holds the copyright, and have neither republished them nor released them.
Similar thing coming out of the Medway going into the Thames, passing Canvey Island but still on the south side. I had a friend on board who was helming (with autohelm he was mostly looking forward) while I sat back against the cabin looking aft while talking on the phone. He goes past into the cabin saying something and after a while I realise its been much longer than it should have been with him not there, I look forward and find we're heading straight for the side of a coaster motoring down river. And to my left here comes the harbour master launch. I styled it out by altering just a few degrees to pass close behind the ships stern like I was meaning to cross to the north side at that point and my friend was still on the toilet when we bucked violently through the ships wake.
