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T
here are still pockets of
resistance holding out
against the existence
of the greenhouse
effect and global
warming, however
it’s easy to sympathise with PBO
readers who feel a little confl icted
when confronted with images
(or even the reality fi rst-hand) of
fi ve apparently well found small
cruisers being spray-painted,
daubed with slogans and towed
into the metropolis to be used
as props for the environmental
activism movement known as
Extinction Rebellion.
Personally, I am really proud
that these seaworthy little boats are
front-page news. Yes they’re plastic
and yes most will have a petrol or
diesel engine, but despite theseobvious failings as symbols of a
fossil-fuel-free future, this fl eet has
been a roaring success! Why? Be-
cause they’re not single use – they
will effectively last forever if looked
after; because they are capable
of completely carbon free travel;
because they block traffi c; because
they’re actually quite useful as a
‘base’ for a street protest (practical,
in fact); because they have almost
no ‘British class system’ associa-
tions – even though the protesters
themselves are being dismissed as
rich kids, nobody’s having a go at
the symbol... I could go on.
Maybe I’m reading too much
into it: big pink things parked in
roads make headlines. But who
would have predicted this back in
the pocket cruiser’s heyday?
Rob MelottiSymbols of the revolution?
Pink is a Pandora MkI, green is a Crystal 21, purple is an Atlanta Catch 22 or an
Invader 22, yellow is a Foxhound and blue is a Woodnutt International FolkboatEDITORIAL
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