Why the Chairman had a large fish dangling from his neck, no-one was quite sure. In any case (and they drank most of them) here's a fine spread of social seafarers:

2003 attendees managed a visit to Chatham Historic Dockyard without anyone standing still for long enough to be put into a display cabinet. Ale was 'ad, dinner was dinned, and they're saying they'll do it all again next year.

Probably just as well it is only once a year, though ...



"Wherever they went, there they were" - Anon.