OK.
I want to complain. Nothing, nada, stufff all here 51.192N 0.327W. Far too quiet.
Groups of little red jets tend to fly over Dorking when traveling East/West and vice versa. Come further South and enjoy the scenery.
However, 1985/6 sailing back from France and about 5 miles South of the Eastern Isle of Wight, we were aware that we were in the hold area for an airshow (Southampton/Portsmouth?). Think it was a Jaguar that did a low pass over our 50' mast. I saw it coming, but didn't say anything to the rest of the hungover crew. Must have been about 200'. But I waved.
This must have done the trick, because he came back, fast and very, very low. Once again, the hungovers had no idea. Maybe 100 ft.
Thereafter we got buzzed by everything. Never had a personal airshow before or after.
Worth every penny I paid in tax. And more.
The not saying anything dated back to my best crewman and I nodding to each other at about 10.50 when on Channel crossings. Knowing that Concorde was coming. Actually it was us that jumped higher when the bang bang arrived....
Anyway, if any of you remember a trendily beige sailing boat with a red stripe, on a lovely sunny windless day, thank you thank you thank you.