3.14
3.14: I agree that the chances of encountering AQ or even a det of Iraqi RG in the middle of the Channel (oops! revealed the sport) was remote, however the skills that one acquires in a demanding environment can only serve to those who serve.
Admittedly, my pasttime as a yachtsman was about the last thing that went through my mind when I had a nasty encounter with Boskovski's Lions in FYROM in 1999 or with dissident KLA members several months later. However, having crewed on vessels in mountainous seas under the most testing physical and mental conditions I felt better prepared than if had simply conducted three 'leads' involving the construction of pine pole contraptions in order to cross 'shark infested custard'.
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Last edited by Cambridge Crash; 31st Jan 2006 at 09:20.