In which we discuss our plans to re-enact the classic spy novel 'The Riddle of the Sands'. This week we talk about Day 4 of the adventure - September 26. More details & membership signup here: http://riddleofthesands.net

Today is a day of first encounters - with Davies the yachtsman, Dulcibella the boat and with Flensburg & Germany.

We discuss: a brief introduction to Flensburg and the knotty Schleswig Holstein question (1:50); the making and tasting of Admiralty strength grog (7:00); our frankly rather sketchy knowledge of late 19th century German history(10:48); spy novelist Jeremy Duns speaks from his lair in the Baltic about Ian Fleming's love of 'The Riddle of the Sands' and the book's influence on many other famous spy writers (13:13); Winston Churchill is revealed as yet another famous ROTS man (24:39); and finally we snare some Club members who actually know what they're talking about when it comes to boats and sailing (26:51). Ahoy Kass, Jerry and Rob!

Next week - an interview with a proper solo ocean sailor at a London club, an important update on pipe tobacco, and a Club member's forensic analysis of Davies' unreliable story about what he was up to in the Frisian islands before Carruthers appeared.

MUSIC CREDITS

Great Open Sea by Wellington Sea Shanty Society (freemusicarchive.org/music/Wellingt…Great_Open_Sea) is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 International License.

Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem - All For Me Grog - https://youtu.be/jrLcXR9hYFE

Count Basie & His Orchestra - The James Bond Theme - https://youtu.be/-p-UTVlw7AU