'Ever wonder why you're out there in the cold and damp, miles away from civilisation? Ever wonder why you invest far too much of your income in sailing paraphernalia? Ever wonder why desite all this, you spend hours daydreaming about getting back to it all?'This collection of Mike Peyton's cartoons and anecdotes was published in 2007. (Hmmm...must have been a good year, see last post!)
A yachting legend, Mike's cartoons have been published in sailing magazines around the globe and in 16 books. An active sailor until his late eighties (something for us all to aspire to, even current non-sailors!), he turned 90 in January 2011.
From the cover:
'He has owned 13 boats, including Brimstone, Lodestone and Touchstone (nicknamed by one charterer as Grindstone) on which he took charter parties sailing on the UK's East Coast. There is no truth in the rumour that his next boat will be called Tombstone.'
Mike Peyton's cartoons are witty, hilarious and elegantly eloquent. You'll swear he's been onboard with you at the most inopportune times!
I dare you to read this book without laughing out loud!
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