Boats - The Magic Puddin'.
My local sailing club is promoted as being for 'drinkers with a boating problem'. Well, I am not much of a drinker but the rest might be appropriate. In 2006 I built a boat and called it 'the Magic Puddin'. The magic puddin' is a character in and Australian children's' story by Norman Lindsay, who was an artist and painter. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norman_Lindsay). The Magic Puddin' could be eaten, tasting like anything you wanted, and after it would regenerate creating an endless source of food for the owner. I had enjoyed a number of years of twilight racing in an old star class boat that had been given to me. I like to sail on my own. That way I am not dependant on a crew turning up and besides, I find sailing quite meditative. When I moved away from the area I was unable to keep the Star so for a time I was without a boat. I have always liked the look and the idea of a catboat, particularly those of Cape Cod as you see them in old Wooden ...