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David and Jack with the ubiquitous ‘Sadie‘ the landlady of the Hatters for 30 years
David and Jack with the ubiquitous ‘Sadie‘ the landlady of the Hatters for 30 years. It was taken at her retirement party which finished one morning at 6-30 am !!

The bill for all the wasted water is in the post... (INLAND WATERWAYS)

Once in a lifetime a literary work of genius pierces the gloom like a blinding light... But don't dash out & buy sunglasses in this particular case... (THE GUARDIAN BOOK CRITIC)

This has set our cause back over a hundred years... (ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS)

We wish to disassociate ourselves completely from the recipes contained in this document... (GOURMET'S WEEKLY)

What these two know about boating could be written on the back of a postage stamp and still leave room for the address... (BARGEES MONTHLY)

There is nothing like a good tale of danger and adventure afloat......and this is nothing like a good tale of danger and adventure afloat... (NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC MAGAZINE)

As tales of ADVENTURE, DANGER and COURAGE go - this one never even started... (KNITTING FOR BEGINNERS)

Far too many big words... (THE SUN)

These two are to Adventure what Margaret Thatcher is to Break Dancing... (STOCKPORT MESSENGER)

Reading this account brought the memories flooding back of MY own first voyage....and made me feel just as sick... (CAPTAIN OF THE QE2)

A roistering, fun filled, laughter-packed piece of brilliance....Read it!!! (THE ENSIGN'S LONG SUFFERING BANK MANAGER)

A BIT OF SEX AND VIOLENCE AND THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN A BEST SELLER... (Playboy)

I enjoyed the texture of the paper, and the typing. What more can I say?... (GEOFFREY ARCHER)

So that's what you get up to when my back's turned... (THE CAPTAIN'S WIFE)

A literary masterpiece of outstanding mediocrity... (TIMES SUPPLEMENT)

This reminds me of MY epic voyage... (THE CAPTAIN OF THE TITANIC)

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