S.O.I.A. Anglia Group newsletter - April 2005
I’m writing this on a day when we’ve had a family
get-together and the whole Letzer clan has been sprawled on the grass in the
warm sunshine, children discarding shoes and running around barefoot. Very nice, but odd at this time of year. Not to worry, it
will probably be snowing by the time you get this. Brian and I are just back
from a trip to
The family disease for collecting boats is spreading – Brian’s brother has adopted another homeless Silhouette…. It was on the SOIA website and looked as though it came with a mooring on Windermere where Graham sails so we alerted him; here is the result:
“Thanks for the tip off, I am now the proud? owner of a tatty S3 being transferred from the previous owners mooring to a SOIA owners mooring on Sat. Will sort out the rest when I get back from hols. It has a S/S pulpit, sails 2 anchors tender and 4.5 HP Yamaha outboard not sure yet of the condition of any of it though.
Regards, Graham”.
Also on the subject of boats for sale, this came from Mike Atkins:
“I often
look through the boats for sale on ebay. There are
quite often “projects” advertised which start at a very low amount and have no
reserve. Normally, even the worst looking wreck will sell if the price is low
enough and I have wondered who actually buys them. Well, today I noticed
that someone had put the following rather sad message on the www.soia.org.uk forum:
Subject: Anyone
want a FREE Boat?
I
recently bought an old boat that we think is a Caprice (relative to the
SILHOUETTE?). It is sitting just outside of
It is currently in the water, tied to a tree on private land and needs to be
moved asap. If you are in a
position to move it off this week or next please reply here with an email
address and I will contact you with more info.
PS: I haven't actually seen the boat as I bought it on impulse on Ebay and it is too far away for me to take on as a project
right now.
It’s the part about being tied to a tree that is the saddest bit. Just imagine the poor thing. Go on. Tell Brian. I dare you.
Talking of
the SOIA website, I wonder if it is worth telling people that the
If anyone
knows of any other links it is worth adding, contact me and I’ll see what I can
do.”
And from me, a big Thankyou to Mike for making the Anglia Group page of the website such a useful resource. Check it out, cybersailors. Oh, and Brian resisted, as it was a Caprice
and not a Silhouette!
From jet-setter Howard Orram:
“Got to be at Heathrow 09:00 on 13th March
so probably have to miss March meeting. Likewise Spring cruise - we're
doing a flotilla in the Ionian for 2 weeks starting May1st (on a Jag27) - which
will leave too little time to get organized for Morbihan.
Why does it have to be so complicated......
Have got my new roller reefing - just need to measure up for a new genoa. Looks like Brightlingsea
will be first opportunity to try it all out.
Regards, Howard.”
From Bryan Simpson:
“Speaking of Miss Macarthur (to who all praise be given) I thought the enclosed might raise a faint chuckle. This is a copy of a genuine email sent to B&Q Head Office.
Date: Thu, 10 Feb 2005 15:21:25 +0000
Dear Sir
/Madam
My
congratulations to you on getting a yacht to leave the
IMPORTANT DATES…..
Anglia Group Spring cruise – 29th April to
2nd May. Current plan is to launch at Levington
on the Orwell and cruise up the Deben to
Morbihan Cruise - provisionally 27th May to 7th June or thereabouts. Contact Tony Eden
Brightlingsea Weekend – 9th to 10th July. Some people cruising whole of preceding week.
Saturday 21st May,
LAST MEETING was a select band of The Faithful, as some people were ill with men’s problems (Mike), and some couldn’t make it (us), but I believe the old Hell’s Angels among them were comparing scars from their motor-cycle accidents of yore. Pity we missed that!