tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10882921.post1465879807017729924..comments2024-03-17T17:59:44.193+00:00Comments on Bill's Log: ‘Shrimpy’William Serjeanthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18419676353659137355noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10882921.post-30961163471448039622021-08-02T13:52:33.986+01:002021-08-02T13:52:33.986+01:00Debbie you are all the richer for having a brother...Debbie you are all the richer for having a brother such as Shane. An amazing traveller. I have read his books numerous times and am always in awe of what he achieved. Some day I want to visit Shrimpy and see her for myself first hand.<br />Keep Safe<br />Pete Townsend Ireland<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04687690480534939878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10882921.post-31965252927347911352020-09-12T09:17:54.161+01:002020-09-12T09:17:54.161+01:00I owned a Caprice in the 80s and as a member of th...I owned a Caprice in the 80s and as a member of the Owners' Association, heard of his return. Also I was a reporter for the Daily Mail and was able to bag an "exclusive" when he turned up at what should have been the East Coast Meet (everyone else was delayed by gales). He was a lovely guy - utterly modest. He did smoke too much, though...Casual observerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12761531123265969569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10882921.post-84156157956098693982020-08-15T10:35:45.398+01:002020-08-15T10:35:45.398+01:00Does anyone know what happened to Iris?Does anyone know what happened to Iris?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00127950310257842098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10882921.post-87632359309189098422017-05-25T17:57:19.252+01:002017-05-25T17:57:19.252+01:00Debbie Shane has been my sailing hero since the 80...Debbie Shane has been my sailing hero since the 80's I am, I think, now on my 5th or 6th copy Shrimpy. My biggest regret was never getting to meet him & say thank you for the inspiration he was to a wild wayward teenager.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12745638486458686346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10882921.post-10087655129797483352015-08-13T18:55:42.979+01:002015-08-13T18:55:42.979+01:00Glad Shane is still remembered! I am his sister an...Glad Shane is still remembered! I am his sister and have many scrapbooks of him and letters he sent from all over the world. DebbieAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04140655919815141770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10882921.post-67186230668013584392012-02-09T21:32:06.302+00:002012-02-09T21:32:06.302+00:00Nice to see these comments about Shane - or 'A...Nice to see these comments about Shane - or 'Acker' as I knew him. <br /><br />We both joined the Royal Marines as teenagers, were based at the Amphibious Warfare Centre in Dorset and became close friends serving together in the RM detachment aboard HMS Striker.<br /><br />He left the Marines several years before I did and we lost touch - he was a lovely guy.<br /><br />Nicholas MooreNicholforesthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09438007556064716583noreply@blogger.com