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I'm back to living on Paul-time and so this is a slightly late FP - Lars emailed me this morning asking could I cover for him, because it's his daughters 6th birthday (6? already? Christ! - is what Lars is probably thinking) and he has to go pillaging for some gifts - goblets, slaves and maybe a Viking ship.

So that means you have me again for the fourth time this week. "Happy Days!" as Ronan would say. My stepfather was coming over for the weekend - we were going to sail Balaton together and have some sort of male family bonding session, but when he got to Luton Wizzair had cancelled his flight. He's never flown Wizzair before and I suspect he never will!

About three weeks ago I had a sailing boat shipped over to Balaton. It's a Leisure 20 (20 feet long), bilge keel, not the fastest boat on the water, but stable, can be sailed single-handedly, sleeps four (if you don't mind sharing small noises and getting close) and the reason I brought it over is because a) it's a logical way to fish Balaton - you can travel, sleep and fish off it and b) I have this weird plan that I'd like to sail around the world for ten years imaginary saltfly fishing and so learning to sail would be a good start. While 20 feet isn't large enough to sail around the world 27/28 foot is, and I imagine that the principles are the same.

So anyway the yacht is called "Fellowship". No idea who named it, it's kind of a funky name... makes you think of Fellowship of the Ring, or Fellowship of the Loop if your a flycaster. Maybe Fellowship of Sexyloops? Or maybe just Fellow's Ship. And anyway I have to like it, because it's bad luck to change the name of the boat and it sinks while you're onboard. Apart from that I don't know very much about sailing, but it doesn't seem all that difficult and I sailed a bit as a boy scout. There is a certain breed of sailor, a bit like in flyfishing, but more annoying, who seem to think that sailing is an extension of your penis and you have to talk like someone's stuck a DHD up your arse. Which is fine, it takes all sorts and I'm just there to fish, if you know what I mean.

I was fishing the Drava last night and it was crap, so I have a few chores to finish at Latohegy and then I'm heading out there for a few days of fishing. There are a lot of things I'd like to try, buzzer fishing, side sweeping streamers and maybe trying to pick up a catfish after dark... I wonder if the 6-weight can hold a 131lb catfish?

Have a fantastic weekend!
Paul

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