I'm having dinner Wednesday night in Halifax, N.S., with a few executives of one of my clients and the talk turns to sailing. One says he has recently bought a Pearson Ariel. Small world, I say, my first boat was a Pearson Commander. I then ask if he belongs to this list, and he says he does and that he bought his Ariel from Tim Mertinooke. Now, Tim and I have never met, but I remember quite vividly his posts about his Ariel and his sale of same. So, Tim, I bring you greetings from Alex. I am no doubt a stranger to you since I sold my Commander about 5 years ago. I've stayed on the list because I like the people, but I lost my password and so haven't posted in a long time. Our worthy moderator was kind enough to restore my access today.

So, we live in a world held together, in part, by Pearson boats.

Cheers,

Al