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May 2016
eNews
Little Ship Club
(Queensland Squadron)
Meet Graham “Fairway” Latchford … and, no, it’s
not because he’s a keen golfer. (OK, we made up the
moniker but what else should someone with this boat
history be called?)
Current boat
“Whitewash”
(a Fairway 36); immediate
past boat
“Nebo”
(a Fairway 36); prior boat
“Delilah”
(
a Fairway 36); the one before that …?
You get the picture.
Why the fascination? “They have wonderful headroom,
draw 3 feet, and at 13 knots cruise comfortably.” Naturally
enough, he’s a member of FOGs – the Fairway Owners
Group – which hold regular social functions.
Although Graham has a long history in boating (“it’s in
my blood”) he is only a recently joined member of LSC.
Graham joined in March 2015 thanks to the good work
of Geoff Tickle (also a Fairway owner), formerly of the
membership sub-committee under the Immediate Past
Commodore. Graham had previously done most of his
boating “from Blakesley’s - south”.
He is though forever grateful to Geoff for ‘twisting his
arm’. “It’s a place to come, a place to belong and a
wonderful facility on the bay. Everytime we come in
here, we’re meeting new people.” Graham is very much
enjoying the new ‘vibe’ at the club under Craig and Julie.
Favourite tipple?
Graham is not particular.
“Wine or beer. I will drink both happily.”
Funniest moment on the water?
“When I fell in
attempting to transfer from tender to boat after a FOGs
function at Southern Haven. I had celebrated a little too
much and needed all hands on deck to pull me up. It was
late at night and, to make it worse, mid-winter!”
Something people won’t know about me …
Graham’s father worked in the Magistrates Court
(formerly known as the Court of Petty Sessions) until
he became Chief Stipendiary Magistrate. Consequently,
the family moved extensively and regularly throughout
Queensland and Graham attended eight different schools
in his twelve years but did grade 12 at Wavell Heights
High with ‘the Big Marn’, Darryl Brohman.
Graham went on to become a financial planner and
retired in 2010.
Graham’s attitude to boating friendship is the epitome
of what we should strive for at the club.
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