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T
here are infi nite
reasons for wanting
to sail or go boating,
from the cruisers who
go no further than the
harbour mouth, to the
liveaboards who abandon all ties
and sail the seven seas. PBO caters
to a wide variety of the world’s
boating tribes – more than any
other boating magazine – but what
is it that unites us all?
Ben McMinn tells Peter Poland
all about his love for classics: cars,
houses, boats – you name it (page
26). As long as it was built more
than 50 years ago, he’s a fan. He
readily admits that his Wind Elf
has yet to cover much ground since
he bought her, but Chichester
Harbour has a lot to offer, so why
not make the most of it!
Rick Page, on the other hand,
has been cutting ties to the land so
that he and his partner Jasna canlive on next to nothing aboard their
ocean-ready 36-footer (page 38 and
pictured below). His article and his
self-published book insist that if
you free your mind, most of what
you need to know about buying a
boat and preparing to spend your
life on it will become obvious and
easy to fi gure or fi nd out.
Ben and Rick are on quite
different points of the boating
spectrum, but they are both
prepared to make sacrifi ces for
their boating pleasure. Ben admits
the maintenance on a classic boat
is as unrelenting as it is on his 18th
century cottage and his 1960s car.
Rick is adamant that a fridge is a
luxury – even in the South Pacifi c!
The point is that it’s the work,
the sacrifi ce – the suffering that
we all have in common. Whatever
your style afl oat, may it be a good
season for you!
Rob MelottiSailing your very own way
Lunch break in the boatyard for liveaboards Jasna and Rick – see feature on page 38EDITORIAL
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Waiting for
the tide
with the editor
RickPage