By jobiker on Skatehive
As any of the community who read my posts will know, I’m based in S.E. Asia, mostly in Thailand. I’m currently visiting Australia to catch up with my family now that entry restrictions have been lifted. Australia is and always has been a sporting nation. We even have public holidays for some sporting events. - think the Melbourne Cup. As a nation Australians are sports mad both as active participants or as armchair spectators. We make everything into a sport and our competitive nature comes out at the slightest hint of any endeavour that potentially has a winner or a loser. This extends to sailing. If two friends own a boat it will never be a weekend of sailing without at least a good natured race, even if its just the first one to the nearest island out of the port Im lucky enough to have a boat in my immediate family. Lucky because I get to enjoy the boat without committing money to owning the boat. They say boats are money pits and I have to admit, watching the ongoing money that my