Posted by Adam Quinan on November 17, 2004 at 00:27:39 from 65.48.152.132 user Adam.
In Reply to: Re: One is scandalised, to say the least! (was Re: 'Bent on') posted by Peter H on November 16, 2004 at 15:10:11:
In 1999 I set sail in Nancy Blackett with all my hapless family with a complete unknown who claimed to be from the Nancy Blacket Trust. He did use the name I had been given by another complete stranger over the telephone and he appeared to be an unpretentious sailor so I took the chance. Of course I had only come from Canada so it was no big deal!
I also sailed on Windermere at the TARS AGM 2000 with the gloriously named Captain Flint whom I had met for the first time that weekend. He, too, was an unpretentious sailor. There seem to be rather a lot of them associated with TARS.
I thank my stars I took the following advice from Commander Walker on both occasions. 'Grab a chance and you won't be sorry for a might-have-been'