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stefan41 t1_ixl1s6y wrote

Reply to comment by subtlebulk in Lost islands cited in Welsh folklore and poetry are plausible, new evidence on the evolution of the coastline of west Wales has revealed by marketrent

My grandparents were members of the sharps island yacht club before I was born. They lived on Leeds Creek nearby. The “yacht club” consisted of people rafting up their boats on the sandbar that used to be the island and drinking.

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sadpanda597 t1_iya9i04 wrote

Your quotes seem to imply that this isn’t an awesome club to be a part of.

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stefan41 t1_iye2fop wrote

I mean, it’s awesome in terms of it being fun, but it wasn’t a yacht club in any real sense of the world. The name of the club was intended as a joke.

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