Practical Boat Owner

A confusion of Daves

Mad about the boat

Dave Selby is the proud owner of a 5.48m (18ft) Sailfish, which he keeps on a swinging mooring on the picturesque Blackwater estuary in Essex

Having one Dave on a boat is confusing enough – and I mostly sail my Sailfish solo! – so you can imagine what it’s like with three Daves on one boat out of a total of five people.

We three Daves were ‘helping’ Kate deliver her lovely Najad 50 – with washing

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