tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4422244279355865207.post7348748309396520055..comments2020-12-02T09:31:56.344+13:00Comments on SIMPLY SAILING: ROUNDING THE CAPEAlden Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06601028197387499096noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4422244279355865207.post-41386993476526032812008-06-22T23:50:00.000+12:002008-06-22T23:50:00.000+12:00Oh and thanks for the poem praise - I refer to Oli...Oh and thanks for the poem praise - I refer to Oliver: a severely autistic relative who rarely smiles - but when he does it's as though the sun has come out.Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12453125929159161583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4422244279355865207.post-82564569455032874062008-06-22T23:47:00.000+12:002008-06-22T23:47:00.000+12:00About 12 feet long, with tiller and a removable ce...About 12 feet long, with tiller and a removable centreboard, a bit of a slug, but stable and loads of fun for a youngster ... Swallows and Amazons-type stuff... I used to always lose against OK's and Lasers, but I didn't mind.Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12453125929159161583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4422244279355865207.post-43713365675614349852008-06-22T22:29:00.000+12:002008-06-22T22:29:00.000+12:00I don't know what an Eleven Plus is, I guess its a...I don't know what an Eleven Plus is, I guess its a sailing dinghy of some sort. <BR/>Bioluminescence, isn't it wonderful. When you are sailing at night it is so vivid and absolutely stunning if you encounter dolphins! the trails under and around the boat are a wonder to behold, they look like the fiery trails of torpedoes - Now that would make a great painting!<BR/>And yes those memories of childhood, simple elemental things, always precious memories.<BR/><BR/>By the way I read a poem of yours on your OE blog - it is a very good poem, very good indeed.Alden Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06601028197387499096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4422244279355865207.post-34855480261950075782008-06-22T21:46:00.000+12:002008-06-22T21:46:00.000+12:00I used to potter around from Jacks Bay in a little...I used to potter around from Jacks Bay in a little Eleven Plus when I was a teen... I remember the bioluminescence in the water, swimming amongst the buoys at night, sweeping my hand through the water to make the glow... Once catching 13 fish in an hour moored off a tiny island, just pulling them out, one after the other. Fires on the beach, first kiss, crayfishing, camping. Wonderful memories ...Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12453125929159161583noreply@blogger.com