The original quote is from Kenneth Grahame's Wind In the Willows: "There is nothing - absolutely nothing - half so much worth doing as simply messing about in boats."
I am the photographer. 18 foot skiffs on Sydney Harbour are all commercially sponsored, and have been for decades. This one is sponsored by a manufacturer of whitegoods. The connection between sailing and whitegoods is so obvious that I will not insult you by explaining it.... ;-)
Who the smeg is smeg?
Posted by: Tillerman | April 22, 2011 at 11:58 AM
They make fridges. I hope they aren't based in Massachusetts.
Posted by: Adam Turinas | April 22, 2011 at 02:15 PM
Wow. Maybe I could get a fridge manufacturer to sponsor me?
Posted by: Tillerman | April 24, 2011 at 08:52 AM
I am the photographer. 18 foot skiffs on Sydney Harbour are all commercially sponsored, and have been for decades. This one is sponsored by a manufacturer of whitegoods. The connection between sailing and whitegoods is so obvious that I will not insult you by explaining it.... ;-)
Posted by: iansand | April 25, 2011 at 04:13 AM