Skipper’s View
BEFORE GOING ANY FURTHER I think it's very important to say a fond farewell to ex editor of Sailing Today, John Goode. John was not the founding editor of the magazine but he was the man who put the magazine on the map thanks to his larger than life character, superb seamanship and willingness to challenge the status quo - most notably through his anchoring campaign. Turn to p6 for a more fulsome tribute to the man. My own memories come from the period after he had quit Sailing Today but the magazine was still based in Swanwick, just down the hill from where John lived at the time. Every now and again he would turn up unannounced in the office and pace around, pipe in mouth, muttering incomprehensible stories…