Sailing Amazon
Here’s a quick item that combines back to school show & tell, info for fans of Swallows and Amazons by Arthur Ransome and something for ATWOS readers.
During my recent holiday I had an opportunity sail my father’s sailing dinghy Amazon. She is a replica of the Amazon sailed by the Blackett sisters in Arthur Ransome’s Swallows and Amazon’s series.
After a short photo session I sailed Amazon on Green Bay out the famous, to ATWOS readers, friendly flashing buoy.
Many of the sailing skills I posses were honed as a youngster in Amazon. My love of reading and literature was sparked by reading Swallows and Amazon’s so sailing Amazon was a fun homage to much of what I have become.
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