Posted by Robert Thompson on September 01, 2002 at 19:31:26 from 212.229.58.245 user robert.
In Reply to: Re: To name or to christen? That's the question. posted by Adam Quinan on September 01, 2002 at 17:53:08:
Dan Lind's choice of name for his boat will not of course be affected by the following, but he might like to know that present at the recent Junior Camp at Holly Howe were:
Captain Flint (Willow Bay Boats "Halfpenny")
Peggy Blackett (modern copy of Coch-y-bondhhu)
Molly B (Wayfarer)
Squashy Hat (my own Mirror)
Swallow (folding trailer dinghy)
Dipper (small pram dinghy)
together with the Potter interloper Mrs. Tiggywinkle (GP14), Bianca (another "Halfpenny") and Sploshy the inflatable safety boat. Terry Pratchett's character Susan Sto-Helit was a last-minute withdrawal.
Apart from Ransome's own Nancy Blackett are there any other Ransome characters out there on the high seas? (or lakes!)