Practical Boat Owner

It’s the voices

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

Much like land, container ships and icebergs, communication is best avoided at sea. This is why, to avoid the misunderstandings that so often arise from people attempting to communicate with me, I mostly sail alone. Even then it’s not plain sailing as I have at least three niggling, undermining little inner

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