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It's definitely Graeme- he's a very erudite and good humoured chap, and more down to earth than this thread with its vitriolic protestations may suggest- however someone's touched a nerve I think.

There are folks on here who we might not always agree with, however in truth we'd probably share a very pleasant jar or two if the opportunity ever presented itself. That's because of one simple truth- the very thing that brings us here, binds us- the love of sailing. This fundamental similarity, so often overlooked, is far more powerful than any very minor differences that manifest themselves as a 'webspat' or argument.

This is why it's a shame that Atrocity, whoever you are, you didn't understand that after interacting on here, it would have been the totally normal thing to do to introduce yourself to the man, shake his hand and wish him luck before he launched- even if you'd couched it as 'break a leg old chap'.

It's not a lack of courtesy, it's understanding and perhaps we should all remember we are all far more alike than we are different.

Originally posted by G.R.F. In my mind, I'm not being 'nasty' at all ...

Ladies ladies ladies, lets have a sense of perspective here shall we, it's a bloody boat ffs.

Edited by G.R.F. - 07 Apr 12 at 10:37pm

It is such a shame that dingies are the way they are......needing someone to sit on them. This makes them dificult to produce as scale models. Just think what cheap fun it would be  if a toy could be knocked up on the kitchen table to test theories before commiting to the real thing. Perhaps one of you clever chaps out there could think of a way of producing a little robot that would jump about and swear a lot......just like the real thing. I do have a particularly clever cat but I cannot find a wet suit to fit him.