I have an ageing friend

[claymore]

To whom the years have not been kind. He has accepted my kind invitation to stay for a weekend and go sailing on Windermere.
The Ageing Friend ws always keen on staying in the comparative warmth of Claymore's wheelhouse, playing with the chartplotter and fiddling with the vhf.
The Gem Micro has neither wheelhouse, plotter or radio. Moreover, his considerable bulk may well not make it through the hatch and into the relatively tight confines of the cabin.

Do you think I should charter a cruiser for the weekend or use the opportunity to discuss my ageing friend's increasing tendency to the obese?

[ParaHandy]

Anything above a mere vesper, a whisper, a puff, a pooff of wind and yer mirror dinghy will be glad orra ma avoirdupois ...

[claymore]

This talk of poofs is unnerving me.

[aquaplane]

You could always see if anyone in the vicinty had any more comodious accommodation to suit your friend. Unfortunately the only person I could think of had already sublet (although I think this may involve transfer of funds, which didn't happen, just keys) available accommodation to their daughter.

[claymore]

He says he can walk on water, would this help.....?

[aquaplane]

He says he can walk on water, would this help.....?

We usually use a tender but it's only a short walk if you have the skills, and it is only 6' deep which isn't a problem for some folk.

[claymore]

He says he can walk on water, would this help.....?

We usually use a tender but it's only a short walk if you have the skills, and it is only 6' deep which isn't a problem for some folk.

Well I'm still reeling from the first time we met when you did perform the most amazing piece of levitation....for a while at least.

[aquaplane]

Well I'm still reeling from the first time we met when you did perform the most amazing piece of levitation....for a while at least.

Ouch.

[lady_stormrider]

We had a tender behind then as well - if I recall!

when you say 'I have an ageing friend', I know exactly who you really mean