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13th March 2021
George O Brien Kennedy FRINA, (1912-1998). Known to everyone as Brian, and renowned as a dreamer of dreams, he is seen here in his early days of pioneering the Shannon Hire-Boat industry in the 1960s
You know how it is. You re wondering if the slightly odd flavour of the evening cuppa is a hint of the imminence of the C-Monster s indicator of taste-loss. All this, too, just as it s increasingly clear that your already-proposed personal date with the jab before the end of March now seems less and less likely to be on schedule. And then the phone rings, and this guy shoots straight from the hip:
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The newly revitalised Law Society Yacht Club is on course to beat the lockdown blues with a busy programme of summer activity. The club, formed by a group of yacht-owning solicitors in 1952, started organising sailing events again in 2013. It has since sailed its traditional annual match against the Bar YC off the Isle of Wight in the Sea View Yacht Club s beautiful old Mermaids.
Racing in Mermaids off the Isle of Wight
Source: Michael Cross
After the enforced inactivity of 2020 the committee has decided to plan two further events this year in addition to the grudge match on 6 June.
Stardust to the highest standard . The luxury boat sleeps eight people, has three bathrooms and comes with a water maker, reverse cycle airconditioning, dive compressor, Smeg cooktop and oven and Bosch laundry appliances. Eric Cook s stunning Mooloolaba-based catamaran Stardust is on the market. The yacht has been clocked at speeds of more than 24.5 knots and is largely hydraulically-operated. Mr Gilot said if used as a cruiser, two people could sail the vessel, while another two or three people would be required to crew
Stardust if it was to be sailed seriously . Mr Gilot said he was in discussion with a handful of buyers locally at present, with several second viewings being carried out.