Bob Fisher celebrates his 21st birthday, again



6:12 AM Fri 22 Apr 2011 GMT
'Bob Fisher hosting a rum punch party in the cockpit of his his yacht in Cowes'
Doyen of the sailing media, Bob Fisher was sixty something or other, this week. One of the downsides of the social media is that you often have to enter your birth date - and all your friends get the tip-off. Last week, Bob's big day came around, and the occasion was dutifully passed around the SINnerS (members of the Society of International Nautical Scribes) for comment - which were not too long in coming, in response to the subject line 'Fish is 21 today'. Rob Mundle (Australia): 'Truth be known, our much loved Sinner is 13 . ...


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