Decanter 2012

[paul turner]

As those of you who know me, I am rarely ever lost for words but the presentation of the Decanter Trophy to me at the Burton dinner last week left me struggling to express how honoured and humbled I was to receive such an award from the Class - "gob-smacked" I wuz!
I will repeat my thanks to the "Old Dragon" (her outdoors) for putting up with so many boats laid up at the farm in barns and workshops in various states of restoration (and the hours spent bimbling rather than doing farming things) - however, in defense, her two horses do make make my vintage N12 restoration campaign look cheap on time and money!
I do hope that the revived Midland Area Rivers & Ponds series plus the NWNW blogs continue to encourage an increasing number of club and new N12 sailors to join in.
There will be more elsewhere about the vintage fleet, but I will sign off by thanking the Class for this amazing award.
Paul (started crewing N12s in 1959!)