Another way of putting it is that Mr Brown can sail, for the moment, above ordinary politics.
But in terms of grass-roots level, it's relatively inexpensive; you don't need your own dinghy, and at my local club in Lymington, local school pupils can sail for a fiver – that's comparable to any other sport.
AN ECONOMICAL DISCOVERY -- Two can sail for the price of one (with return air fare included) on a trans-Atlantic cruise next year on the 650-passenger Discovery, operated by Discovery World Cruises.
Does she know, as she bumps along to Sparklehorse's "Homecoming Queen", that she is to be sacrificed by her father, Agamemnon, so that the Greek fleet can sail for Troy?
An audience that watches Agamemnon condemn his teenage daughter to the knife for the sake of military expediency (to placate the gods so that his army can sail for Troy), is more likely to understand when his outraged wife hacks him to death.
Minnis Bay Sailing Club, founded in 1950, is a dinghy and catamaran club where members can sail for fun, but competitions are also held most weekends.
