[Public-List] Interesting

[Peter Amos]

I havent been following this thread but the first thing I see is that it might be a good idea to reverse the spelling Loof Lirpa
Pete   ex TaitTait   #478
 
> From: tony.fortnam at btopenworld.com
> Date: Sat, 2 Apr 2011 11:08:10 +0100
> To: public-list at lists.alberg30.org
> Subject: Re: [Public-List] Interesting
> 
> Look again at the Chairman's name
> .
> On 2 Apr 2011, at 01:55, Gail DeMoss wrote:
> 
> > Is this an April Fool?
> >
> >
> > On 4/1/11 8:43 PM, Jim Davis wrote:
> >>
> >> Reuters: Oslo, Friday
> >>
> >> NORWAY is to be the first country to ban full-keel yachts in 
> >> marinas. But other countries, including Britain and the USA, might 
> >> not be far behind.
> >>
> >> Dr. Loof Lirpa, current chairman of the International Marina 
> >> Owners' and Operators' Association, said in Oslo today that the 
> >> ban was the result of expensive collisions that caused damage to 
> >> marina facilities and other yachts.
> >>
> >> "The committee has known for years that full-keeled yachts are 
> >> less maneuverable in tight spaces, particularly in reverse gear," 
> >> he said. "Consequently their accident rate is sky-high compared 
> >> with fin-keel sailboats and shallow-draft powerboats."
> >>
> >> Dr. Lirpa said Norwegian insurers had refused to accept any new 
> >> business from owners of full-keeled boats. "Marina owners cannot 
> >> be expected to carry the burden of accidents, so they have decided 
> >> to ban full-keel sailboats from all Norwegian marinas from April 
> >> 1, 2012."
> >>
> >> Dr. Lirpa said marina owners from Britain and the USA attending 
> >> the current annual general meeting of the international 
> >> association in Oslo had voted in favor of the ban, and would be 
> >> applying a similar ban in their own countries later this year.
> >>
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