Duck?

Duck?
Royal Air Force, a major fly past over Buckingham Palace today. I wish all RAF personnel a Happy Birthday, 100 years old, for sure the RAF know how to have a wild party after !
Perhaps by Intuition I recently bought and have been re reading “RAF Biggin Hill“.
RAF Biggin Hill.
RAF Biggin Hill ~ book
Hands up who knows of Biggin Hill today?
The book is fascinating, funny, outrageous, insightful and profound.

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ggr2018 update

Golden Globe Race update ~ one Brit (Turkish family origin) pulled out, he was lonely. Suzi Goodall going well, currently 5 th overall #ggr2018

Boat for sale

Would you like to own a a much admired wooden boat? No reasonable offer refused.  W 6778 excellent condition for age, a much admired boat can send numerous photos of details. V well equipped for racing, also slab reef points & RWO roller furling for cruising.  I built her 1979 & sailed her to 2 … Read more

GGR Penultimate Day

GoGoR 2018, ~ a few of my photos from around The GGR2018 people.

The pre start was fun, good to see old friends, make new ones and have some time with Sir Robin Knox-Johnston who was THE star of the event. 

Gordon Frickers & Robin Knox-Johnston  

Press for RK-J

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Where land meets sea

Life begins where the land meets the sea. Today at the of the start of the most trying of all round the world races.  Of today’s fleet, 30 boats never even made the start like. 6 are already entered for the next race in 4 years time. This is such a big subject and it … Read more