With Irma's wrath largely over, leaving various TF stories in her wake, it seems like a good time to offer up the entire first chapter, as a reminder of why many of us deal with the vagaries of boat ownership.
The "famous" part of this chapter is quoted everywhere. But it's the immediate effect on Mole that so beautifully captures the allure of the boating life. Read as much - or as little - as you like.
Thank you so much for posting that. I'm going to re read it. It's been a while. I just finished chapter one and enjoyed it and am looking forward to reading it again.
Thanks and good for you, introducing Grahame to new readers.
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"Less judgment than wit is more sail than ballast. Yet it must be confessed that wit give an edge to sense, and recommends it extremely." ~ William Penn
City: Ex-Brisbane, (Australia), now Bribie Island, Qld
Vessel Name: Now boatless - sold 6/2018
Vessel Model: Had a Clipper (CHB) 34
Join Date: Jun 2008
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The PO of my boat had the iconic saying,
"There is absolutely nothing, half so much worth doing, as simply messing about in boats", on a small plaque mounted at the helm of my boat. I left it there...of course... because...
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