or the benefit of south coast sailors, I should explain that one of the chief attractions of sailing on the east coast is that there’s hardly any water here. This makes sinking a lot more difficult and altogether more challenging for readers hoping to feature in Classic Boat, whether in an uplifting survival epic or an obituary. Nevertheless, in that regard, lifting-keel trailer-sailers such as my Sailfish 18 – which is made of traditional British osmosis rather than the flimsy foreign rubbish you get these days – are particularly
