Posted by Peter Hyland on March 12, 1999 at 09:47:08:
After the message below this, you may prefer a tale of simplicity and bravery. In yesterday's Daily Telegraph there appeared an obituary of Capt Bernard 'Boss' MacIntyre, who served on destroyers in the last War and was awarded the DSC. In his retirement the obituary states: 'Boss gave his family some memorable sailing adventures in his various boats - everything from re-enacting Arthur Ransome's 'Swallows and Amazons' stories to chasing the midnight sun in Scandinavia.'
Surely the true 'Ransome spirit' for the Millenium or any other time!