With John and Sandi, my crew and I juggled the 35ton gaff cutter into some interesting places. The Celebs were set up to meet local characters, then they toddled off to some suitable hotel. All hands left on board then chilled out in the traditional way. We staggered out of our bunks the next morning trying to look crisp and ready to serve while the ‘quality’, duly spruced up, were set to go, putting in more miles on the most original Bristol Channel pilot cutter of the time.

It is still possible to obtain an old VHS video of the series. The images of the boat are special. This one was taken during the circumnavigation. She’s somewhere in the Western Isles and has got a real bone in her teeth.