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<\/p>\nI have always believed that every cloud has a silver lining – but only if you look for it. It has taken me two weeks to find the best thing about hitting the rock.<\/p>\n
You may have read about the rock. I am pleased to say the damage is all fixed now and Samsara is back in the water. However, I did end up with a bill for $2,525 (\u00a31,955) even if it does mean I now have a nice smooth bottom to the keel as well.<\/p>\n
This has meant an adjustment to this month\u2019s budget and definitely no tailor-made awning – here\u2019s the one I made for $15. It does the job just as well.<\/p>\n
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And then I thought: How can I make up that money really quickly? Well, of course, there\u2019s always a way. If you have read the \u201cDesperation\u201d chapter in my new book Faster, Louder<\/em>, Riskier, Sexier <\/em>(link at the end) or, more particularly the next chapter, \u201cLuck\u201d, you will know all about this.<\/p>\n So, I have given myself a month to make up that deficit. I have posted the following on Facebook:<\/p>\n \u201cWho wants to make a quick \u00a31,000? You will need a smartphone and a UK bank account in your name to receive the money on August 21st. Apply now with your name, occupation and UK phone number to john@oldmansailing.com<\/a>. Enter \u00a31,000 in the subject field. It worked for me. What have you got to lose?\u201d<\/p>\n Of course, if any followers of the blog would like to apply, you would be most welcome. That way, we can both earn \u00a31,000 in double quick time.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, if you would like to buy a book, it wouldn\u2019t do any harm.<\/p>\n \u2026 and please leave it some stars. Stars are so important.<\/p>\n \u00a0https:\/\/amzn.eu\/d\/a7j8Re8<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" I have always believed that every cloud has a silver lining – but only if you look for it. It has taken me two weeks to find the best thing about hitting the rock. You may have read about the rock. I am pleased to say the damage is all fixed now and Samsara is … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2849","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/racecoast.net\/omstest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2849","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/racecoast.net\/omstest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/racecoast.net\/omstest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/racecoast.net\/omstest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/racecoast.net\/omstest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2849"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/racecoast.net\/omstest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2849\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2851,"href":"https:\/\/racecoast.net\/omstest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2849\/revisions\/2851"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/racecoast.net\/omstest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2849"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/racecoast.net\/omstest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2849"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/racecoast.net\/omstest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2849"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}