derrick
The Glue that binds us together.
- Location
- On the edge of London
Did a lot of boating in my youth, power and sail. Came across a couple of pics while i was searching for something in our loft.
Did Tae Kwon Do into my mid 30's. Went up to Sheffield for a fight and the lad I was facing was huge. I felt like Apollo Creed stepping into the ring with Ivan Drago.
Not only did I lose, but I was black and blue and sore and stiff for days afterwards. That was when I made the decision to call it a day.
I wrote a lot of really bad poetry; I was that sort of teenager.
Scouts and before that Cubs great character builder plus you learnt to fend for yourself and organise things. Learnt camping skills and survived for two days without food and shelter for my Backwoodsman badge, which is like getting your Para wings.
Scouts and before that Cubs great character builder plus you learnt to fend for yourself and organise things. Learnt camping skills and survived for two days without food and shelter for my Backwoodsman badge, which is like getting your Para wings.
I used to race one of these with my son , Dart Hawk F18 . Gave it up when he found women and booze. I once did a coaching course with one of the Olympic Tornado boys. He reckoned we were both mental as we broke the mast foot by putting so much pressure through it in a force 6. Also crashed it a few times with him my son went straight through the foresail and I landed on him. We then sailed a Dart 18 ( less sail area) whilst our boat was being fixed and sailed it underwater ( both hulls fully under water) sailing it down wind in a gale. It did pop up again quite spectacularly.
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