[Public-List] Interesting

[Gordon Laco]

Oh Lord how could I have....

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On Apr 2, 2011, at 3:44 PM, Mike Lehman <Sail_505 at hotmail.com> wrote:

> That is April Fool spelled backwards - how astute of Mr. Tony Fortnam
> 
> -----Original Message----- From: Tony Fortnam Sent: Saturday, April 02, 2011 6:08 AM To: Alberg 30 Public List -- open to all 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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