"Have I missed something?"

My guess is YES.

Think Golf tourny or Happy Gilmore.

D.L.,
I'll give you a shout if I can make it, I'm trying to work it out. Thanks.
Tawd

"I said, now, I said ,pay attention boy!"

The cure for anything is salt water - sweat, tears, or the sea
Isak Dinesen
If a man is to be obsessed by something.... I suppose a boat is as good as anything... perhaps a bit better than most.
E. B. White