Wanted Old Finn for Restoration

[Brookesy]

You are quite correct David and I will be accompanied by big Al for the whole weekend...

[jpa_wfsc]

... wev'e got a winch at Whitefriars!

(I never used it on the Finn yet, but nearly so.)

[Michael Brigg]

Brooksey,

It is a fair assumption that you'll be on the Finn stand at the Show? If so, we can look at the dates that will be published by the Finn Association for 2012. Even if you ignore that other sailing that is going on at Wemuf, there is still a bumper year planned - 505s at la Rochelle, Merlins at Oulton Broad.... the NLC at Whitefriars...it is all too much for an old man who can't manage the pull up the slip way!

D

At the age of 57
He realised he'd never
helm a Raudaschl,
On Lake Como,
with the warm wind in his hair.

(That'll be me, by the way. Just really developing the idea in another thread about why we decide to sail or restore the boats that we do, it seemed to fit in here. )

[Brookesy]

We've obviously been listening to the same music on the radio this afternoon Michael.

[Michael Brigg]

Got it in one!

But did it evoke the same sense of need to sail into the sunset?

[davidh]

wow, clearly am not in the loop on this one....

The question remains though - why would anyone want to sail a Finn on Lake Como, with the wind in their hair, when the old italian momas in black are moving faster as they totter along the shoreline!

[SoggyBadger]

I'd want the wind in both my hairs

[jpa_wfsc]

David;

have you still not sailed a Finn?

you would know why they are soooo much the right boat for almost any conditions..

~even if you have no hair left~

j./

[Brookesy]

I keep telling you David, stick your wig in your pocket and come along and try one.