The first day of the biggest boat festival in Britain was a resounding success with glorious weather and astounding attractions that made me yearn to be at sea.
Apart from the fascinating talks on the Foredeck Stage, my favourite was, without doubt, the three master tall ship Thalassa, which reminded me of my time on the historic Baltic Brig Zebu, sailing around the Bay Islands off Honduras. On my next visit, I will look for a Saint Pierre Dory similar to the one that took fourteen of us to Guanaja to dive among the turtles.
Next Sunday, 24th September, at 3 p.m. I will be giving my talk about the British boats, Royal Navy Prisoners of War and Hampshire Soldiers involved in the Russian Civil War and signing books in Paul and Gina’s excellent Medina Bookshop which is opposite the Bottle Stage.
Rupert Wieloch 