EDITORIAL

My sister once accused me of only taking on this task so that I could call myself Editor and, more importantly, write an Editorial. She might just have a point, so I will keep it short this time.

It must be relatively seldom that any club journal carries an account of a visit to Cape Horn. In this issue we have two - the second part of Denise Evans' In Tilman's Wake , and Wolfgang Neuhuber's Why Cape Horn? . The was anticipated - Dunlin of Wessex and her crew could not be left in Punta Arenas indefinitely - but the second came as an unexpected bonus. I had already received Wolfgang Quix's Australia to Japan with Jeantex, and Wolfgang Nauhuber's account meant that half our German members had braved the (to me anyway) terrors of writing in a foreign language. It puts the rest of us to shame.

On page 00 you will once again find a nautically flavoured crossword, contributed by a member who wishes to remain anonymous. (Not the same person as OCCAM, who compiled crosswords in the time of David Wallis but has never come forward to identify him - or her - self). The solution appears on page 00, to save me the embarrassment of forgetting to include it next time. Incidentally, brain teasers of all types are most welcome. I once remember an extremely difficult navigational challenge which kept me frustrated for days until I finally conceded defeat. Would anyone care to compile something similar for the December issue?

Back to the more mundane, and as usual my sincere thanks to all whose writings appear in these pages. However could I repeat my plea for all longer submissions to be typed/printed out in double spacing? It makes transcribing and editing so much easier. Cramped spacing, plus a poor photocopy and my slightly Heath Robinson lighting, is a sure recipe for eye-strain! Having said that, I'm still willing if necessary to decipher all but the most illegible handwriting of members actually cruising and with no access to a typewriter.

One practical point: so far I've generally quoted measurements in the same terms they come to me. I still think in feet and inches, and get the impression that the majority of members do likewise. However if the general feeling is that it's time Flying Fish went metric I'm quite prepared to wind up my calculator. What does anyone think?

Finally, the deadline for Flying Fish 1992/2 is 30th September, but it makes life much easier at this end if items can be sent in earlier. Good Sailing!