Jan-Feb 2012 Issue - the Aberdeen Boat Club

P.36 Horizons 2012/01-02 | Pugwash
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From the Editor,
While researching the Sea Lore article for
this month’s issue of Horizons I happened
to come across some excellent boat
names. Some are clever, some hilarious
and some just seemed to capture the
essence of boating with a few well chosen
syllables. Among my favourites are; Never
Again II, Anchor Management, This Side Up
and Paystation. I always thought Mai Tai
would be a cool name for a Taipan.
Then again some people make some very
odd choices indeed, many not suitable
for a family publication such as this. If,
by chance, you’ve bought a boat but just
can’t bring yourself to speak her name
in public then you’re in luck. Carry out
the boat renaming ceremony on page
18 and change her name without inviting
Poseidon’s wrath.
Also this month, belated congratulations
to Ah Kee for becoming the ABC’s first
HKSF certified J/80 Keelboat Instructor.
Well done for another personal and
professional achievement, one which also
demonstrates the ABC’s commitment to
Hong Kong’s up and coming J/80 class.
As always, if something is on your mind,
if you have any ideas on how Horizons
should look or if you want to write an
article for the magazine, drop me a line at
peter.wheeler@ppp.com.hk
“Any damn fool can navigate the world
sober. It takes a really good sailor to do it
drunk.”
– Sir Francis Chichester
Beer of the month
Budweiser
$20 per bottle, all day
Wine of the month
Maverick
Hand crafted Barossa wines, 5 star winery, James Halliday
Australian wine companion 2012
$45/glass $210/bottle
Manerick Breechens
Chardonnay Semillon 2009, Shiraz 2008, Barossa Valley,
Australia
$45/glass $210/bottle
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