Ian, you're a star, thanks for those (and the added extras to my Nixon snippet... haha!). I just had a long chat with John, who restored the Riva,...
Found another. Bermuda I think...
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Is the Riva in Henley, or nearby...? Your story is starting to ring bells. I live in Chiswick but have a friend in Henley who has friends with...
Long shot but you don't know Ulla and her husband, do you...?
So there are the two Khalidia tenders, the Riva and the Whaler. Craig, I don't remember it being called anything but 'the Riva' when I was crew....
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I spotted for Richard Nixon as he water-skied behind that Riva in '82. I also then lost my footing and toppled into the water in front of him as...
When I was crew from 81-83 we had the Riva (gorgeous restoration btw) and a Boston Whaler as the two tenders. I have many photos of both, so will...
HA! Is that you, Phil...?! K1W1 seems to say Kiwi...
Yep, under you Nev! And opposite that ex-army officer bloke Simon, who was below the Kiwi chippie guy.
Khalidia... Ian, is that you...? Blond hair, worked alongside Bernard and Barry the crew chef...? This is Nick, who eventually left with Gillian....
My khalidia, us virgin islands, 81-83 Hi... I was one of the 16 crew on Khalidia when she was based in St Croix and owned by AK. Great...
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