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A funny old sailor : further anecdotes from the life of Des Sleightholme / Des Sleightholme.

By: Sleightholme, J. D [author.].
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: London : Adlard Coles, 2003Copyright date: ©2003Description: viii, 152 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 0713667133 (paperback).Subject(s): Sleightholme, J. D | Sailors -- Great Britain -- Biography | Yachting -- AnecdotesDDC classification: 797.1246092
List(s) this item appears in: Dr. Raymond Fielding Collection
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

This is the eagerly awaited follow-up to Des Sleightholme's bestseller A Funny Old Life , which instantly established itself as a must-read for Des's multitude of admirers. Former editor of Yachting Monthly for many years, Des is well known for his irreverent outlook on the Establishment and for his unfailing eye for the funny side of things; here he returns with further yarns about the hilarious happenings throughout his life.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

  • Foreword (p. vii)
  • A Hard Bit: a blow to the musical world (p. 1)
  • A Fair Deal: you'd have to go a long way to find a better bargain (p. 4)
  • Facts of Life: a nice turn of speed and forget the women (p. 7)
  • Bath Time: lads on the lookout for a boat can't afford to be fussy (p. 10)
  • The Running Moor: a lesson in seamanship and bare-faced cheek (p. 13)
  • Never Mind Yer Bow Wave: getting to windward is what matters (p. 15)
  • The Legacy: a bargain I couldn't refuse (p. 20)
  • Courting Jane: goats and warm evenings are a poor combination (p. 24)
  • The Passing of Paddy: it was an undignified way to go, but strangely in character (p. 27)
  • A Sour Gift: a genuine Brixham trawler of my very own (p. 31)
  • To be a Skipper: I wasn't cut out to be her Ladyship's poodle (p. 35)
  • A Proper Little Palace: 'Oops look at me rafters!' cried Robert, goggling at the mess (p. 40)
  • Blind Date: she was a big girl, a very well-made girl (p. 45)
  • Duty Free: what to do with excess booze? Pay up, drink up, or dump it? (p. 48)
  • Breaking the Ice: talking about teeth... (p. 54)
  • The Dark Tavern: there are doors which are best left unopened (p. 57)
  • Papa le Mer: an old man of the sea (p. 59)
  • Not a Proper Reporter: how I damn near got thrown in the dock (p. 65)
  • A Cunning Strategy: a small matter of deviation (p. 71)
  • Circulation Figures: we tended to be coy, like ladies discussing hip sizes (p. 76)
  • The Upside-down Course: being back by Monday morning (p. 80)
  • A Drop of Fresh Water: you can wash from head to foot in a pint of water (p. 85)
  • A Matter of Trust: not a tale to be proud of (p. 87)
  • A Lyme Bay Cock-up: we had a gut feeling we were heading into trouble (p. 91)
  • The Ancient Mud: as if something was pulling me down... (p. 96)
  • A Run Ashore: a night on the town comes home to roost (p. 101)
  • A Little Old Gaffer: she was dilapidated enough to be within our price range (p. 105)
  • The Proper Smock: flat-seamed and eight-to-the-inch I sewed it (p. 109)
  • Unrated Cruisers: the third class citizens of the racing world (p. 112)
  • A Winter's Tail: where are your fearnaught trousers and your Union suits? (p. 116)
  • Roses on my Sternum: fashion is a tough mistress (p. 120)
  • The Boggin Line: the rich vocabulary of the sea (p. 122)
  • An Inventive Streak: my Anker-Yanker folded up like a deckchair (p. 127)
  • Soundings: twin keels and a teaspoon on a string (p. 133)
  • Salvage: it seemed a good idea at the time (p. 138)
  • (Right) Up the Creek: a muddy playground for all ages (p. 143)
  • The Beam Reach: a night to remember (p. 147)
  • Glossary (p. 150)

Author notes provided by Syndetics

Des Sleightholme has a lifetime's experience of boats, sailing and things nautical. Former editor of Yachting Monthly and now retired, he revels in his freedom to cruise wherever and whenever he wishes. His Old Harry books (four of them), and his more recent autobiography, A Funny Old Life , have all been instant bestsellers. He now lives in South Devon overlooking the sea.

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