Mc Bride

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Gender Male
Industry Non-Profit
Occupation everything legal
Location Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
Introduction working class trades person,broom sweeper and potato picker,apprentice Joiner,master carpenter,emigrant,shopfitter,interior designer,disco dj,race car builder and driver,engine rebuild specialist,boat designer and builder,traveled to twenty nine countries,married to a surfing families daughter,two great children, three grand children,two boys and one girl,Ben,Luke and Holly,sailed the South Atlantic three times,twice on my own yachts,founded a timber retail store,importer and exporter,cnc cut boat and car kit maker,working with the Hillman Imp and derivitives for 47 years,more or less in that order.yes,still crazy after all these years!
Interests Yachts, yachting, classic cars, Jaguar 3.8S type, Singer Chamois Sport, Tumlaren yachts, the Cape Town Traditional Boat Association (tba), Member of the Cape Jaguar club, and Hillman Imp Club (uk)Toylander specialist.
Favorite Movies Papilion, Mary Bryant
Favorite Music Dire Straights, Chris Rea, Clapton, Doyle Dykes, Elki Brooks, Tina Turner, Bonnie Rait, Eva Cassidy, Katie Melua, Shania Twain, Judy Collins, Beth Hart, Anne Murray, Dixie Chicks, JJ Cale, John Renborne, Bert Jansch, Christine Perfect, Fleetwood Mac and many more
Favorite Books Shall we tell the president? The hunt for Red October Tai Pan, Stolen Time, One day in the life of Ivan Dennisakovitch, The Fountainhead, Atlas Shrugged, An Island to ones self, The strange case of Mary Bryant, Desperate Voyage