Wow! After a couple of weeks in the doldrums, during which Mick and I were rather concerned that things had gone very quiet, the List appears to have awoken with a vengeance. That is good on all concerned, so our thanks for this. It is also heartening that most recent postings have been about the genealogy of mariners which, after all, is what the List was primarily set up by Debbie and Ted to deal with. Even more so that these recent enquiries have generated detailed and helpful replies from our various "experts" on several different aspects of mariners and shipping. Congratulations and please keep up the good work. Ron Mapplebeck Joint Administrator