Feel for ya Tonyd.

I think its amazing that all the gear that gets left behind doesnt seem to usually make it back to its owner.
What possible use could some person have for a mast extension??
Around here guys have left spreader bars, harnesses etc and they never get them back. I left a rashy on a fence post this summer and it was gone by the time I went back. That I can understand but not proper windsurfing equipment.
It cant be other sailors snaffling gear (** I really hope not) so what happens to it??

Do kids with attitude chuck it in a bin or the water?
Do oldies think they are doing the right thing and toss it?
Do weirdo's take it home and build a shrine to it??
Or is this just a evil plot hatched by the doyen of the goldy, Greenleader??