Busy day at the show

Well day one has not been uneventful. The show has been quite quiet, but it's Wednesday and we have to appreciate that people have work to do.

Some of the moments of highlight...

Definitely the gentleman who showed us his talent for tying knots with his eyes closed. A talent he was at great lengths to point out - was of the utmost importance should the weather really close in on you.

Neil from Boatshed.com stopped by with a bottle of bubbly which we shared with everyone on the stand. (Our thanks to boatshed.com, where would five o'clock be without you).

We met up with Guy - who is planning to row from Australia to Mauritius. UKSA are helping Guy in his endeavors with some donated training for his efforts. Guy will be joining us in a couple of weeks, so it was great to catch up with him and hear about his preparations. Visit their project website here or stop by Guy's facebook page here.

And with the free time we had, we have upgraded our stand with a sound system; So you can now sample our free online knot tutorials and have some fun with the practice pieces of rope we have to give away on the stand.

Radio Caroline have been playing music to keep everyone on the go and the Guinness stand has been doing a roaring trade just around the corner from us.

Our thanks to the steady stream of supporters and UKSA fans that have dropped by to catch up and share a few stories.