Classic Boat

Sailing home

“What is zee point to sail round zee globe just to end oop where you starteed.” So said Bernard Moitessier, or words to that effect. Don’t get me wrong. I’m not comparing myself with the paté-loving French vegetarian mystic who, “to save his soul,” abandoned the Golden Globe race with victory in his grasp. I’m not a vegetarian. Neither can I sit in the lotus position, nor prise myself out of it without the help

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