Sunshine and slagroom

Here we are sipping beer on the decking outside the ‘Yacht Club’, which isn’t much more than a wooden hut, housing the marina office, some tables and a fridge. We are in the bijou De Werf marina in Goes. Facilities are basic, verging on the counter-cultural; but it is peaceful, friendly and pretty.

Debbie, Bryan and I drink the health of another customer, a local with his arm strapped up after a sanding incident on his boat. Like many Dutch sailors he exudes an air of supreme competence and confidence. He has rebuilt his own boat, and even handcut his sails using nothing more