The feelings I expressed about the sea when I started this thread are quite real. Even after the best part of the last 20 years has been spent next to, on or even under the sea I still love it, 5 minutes walk from my house and I am at the waters edge.

Cheers for the info on cotton screwing.

I fully expect to "feel the wind in the rigging as we sail along"! before too much longer, but I have to sign off now for a few days so here's to some faie weather and good sailing shipmates.

Sledge