by Well I just returned from a 2-3 week visit to England and Scotland
primarily to attend my son's wedding, but as we were due to stay a few
days in Prestwick, the famous Firth of Clyde windsurfing spot we both
looked forward to some sailing here.
Well in a word, it sucked. Or at least it didn't blow. Not even slightly.
I took my wetsuit, my harness, and my bootees a total of 14,000 miles tog
get skunked. What a drag.
On the other hand it may be for the best. Even with my experience of sailing
through the San Luis weed and tye dreaded Santa CRuz kelp, I"m not sure I could
manage to sail through the floating tampons and other sewage which unfortunately
so prevalent. It's a shame to let such pristine sites get ruined by pollution.
Organizations such as the Surfrider Foundation in the States have been
modestly successful as an ant-pollution pressuer group, and I strongly
encourage you SCots to do what you can to highlight this problem.
Jim MUnro
Still in love with Scotland but now excluding the Ayrshire beaches.