Xmas message
Posted: Sat Dec 04, 2021 7:23 am
Well another year is almost up. Another difficult year no doubt for some of us, or if not, our friends and families. One of the few times I’ve been glad to be old, retired and on a stable income.
It’s times like these you appreciate the low cost and availability of the simple pleasures you can get from a vintage trailer sailer. We haven’t sailed as much over winter as we planned but managed some pleasant days on the boat communing with seafood…sorry seabirds. We have not freed up our stuck cb yet but now the water has warmed up I’m going diving and scrubbing. I’m 86ing another haul out at the moment as my youngest daughter has scheduled a trip home from UK and I don’t want to waste any of the family sailing days I’ve promised her over the time of her visit.
We now have 243 members on the books and have racked up nearly 7200 posts on 1100 topics over the life of this incarnation of the forum. Ian B if your listening, hope you’re well and enjoying your keeler. Thanks again for a good idea of starting the original forum back on msn almost two decades ago. Also many thanks to Geoff, Montoman, computer whiz, keeper of the flame and dual Investigator owner for his generous sponsorship and management of our little corner of the net and the sailing world. Also thanks to Ray and Emrys (chief Aldi scout) for their assistance in moderation of these pages and to all who have contributed.
It’s great to see these excellent little boats continuing to be refurbished and preserved for the future. On a personal note I’ve just hit the same mileage as my late dad, 66. A somewhat odd feeling as others have warned me of. As I’ve mentioned on here at odd times, he constructed our first family boat, a twelve foot ply displacement dinghy back in the 60’s. Named it after my late mum. As I think back on them these days I hope that little dinghy is still kicking around out there somewhere with a few fresh fish being hauled over the gunwales, as he would wish.
As I finished our last refurb, and read about all yours with stuff like Peter and Alex , I felt confident these little Investigators will still be on the wind long after I’m blowing in it. And that’s a nice thought to end the year on.
From one starting to look like Santa rather than playing him,safe Xmas, safe sailing and stay positive. Unless your going for a Covid test, then stay negative.
Cheers Ozzie and clan . Old 143.
It’s times like these you appreciate the low cost and availability of the simple pleasures you can get from a vintage trailer sailer. We haven’t sailed as much over winter as we planned but managed some pleasant days on the boat communing with seafood…sorry seabirds. We have not freed up our stuck cb yet but now the water has warmed up I’m going diving and scrubbing. I’m 86ing another haul out at the moment as my youngest daughter has scheduled a trip home from UK and I don’t want to waste any of the family sailing days I’ve promised her over the time of her visit.
We now have 243 members on the books and have racked up nearly 7200 posts on 1100 topics over the life of this incarnation of the forum. Ian B if your listening, hope you’re well and enjoying your keeler. Thanks again for a good idea of starting the original forum back on msn almost two decades ago. Also many thanks to Geoff, Montoman, computer whiz, keeper of the flame and dual Investigator owner for his generous sponsorship and management of our little corner of the net and the sailing world. Also thanks to Ray and Emrys (chief Aldi scout) for their assistance in moderation of these pages and to all who have contributed.
It’s great to see these excellent little boats continuing to be refurbished and preserved for the future. On a personal note I’ve just hit the same mileage as my late dad, 66. A somewhat odd feeling as others have warned me of. As I’ve mentioned on here at odd times, he constructed our first family boat, a twelve foot ply displacement dinghy back in the 60’s. Named it after my late mum. As I think back on them these days I hope that little dinghy is still kicking around out there somewhere with a few fresh fish being hauled over the gunwales, as he would wish.
As I finished our last refurb, and read about all yours with stuff like Peter and Alex , I felt confident these little Investigators will still be on the wind long after I’m blowing in it. And that’s a nice thought to end the year on.
From one starting to look like Santa rather than playing him,safe Xmas, safe sailing and stay positive. Unless your going for a Covid test, then stay negative.
Cheers Ozzie and clan . Old 143.