Every day’s a school day

Mad about the boat

Dave Selby is the proud owner of a 5.48m (18ft) Sailfish, which he keeps on a swinging mooring on the picturesque Blackwater estuary in Essex

Once I’d learned everything about sailing including how to do it, which took longer than I thought, I spent the rest of the morning looking at boats and accidentally bought one.

I’ve got to admit that, until that truly life-changing day, I’d never really