Looking back at my last entry of 2016, it seemed to reflect
my thoughts at the time, rushed, brief, lacking detail, not at all my usual
style…..so, with the new season just around the corner, here’s hoping for more
time to enjoy and focus on the more important things in life.
For me the season has already started with a bang. Helping
out on the Drascombe by Churchouse stand at the London Boat Show was a great
experience. I have helped on one or two shows before, but never for the full
period, including taking and returning a boat to display on the stand.
The set up at Excel is manic. Many of the stands are
constructed some days, weeks, even months before the show opens, so for us
arriving the day before it started with two boats was quite fun.
Unhitching from the cars on the ramp outside and pushing the
boast and trailers through a maze of miniature building sites was novel. Even
as we rigged the boats the carpet fitters were working around us, rolls of
carpet, reels of tape and arms and legs everywhere.
We left after a couple of hour’s work, the stand looking
very professional and inviting, leaving the chaos of last minute preparation on
the other stands behind us.
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| Stand C029 at the 2017 London Boat Show |
The next morning we walked into an oasis of calm. Stands
looking fresh and ready for business, the carpet neatly laid, everyone ready of
the opening of the doors.
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| 'Katharine Mary' - the first Lugger - 50 years old |
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| Niska - the latest Lugger - 5 weeks old |
The 63rd London Boat Show was ready for business.
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