A letter from a UK sailor cruising round Ireland makes the Irish Times Letters page this morning to make a point previously made on the Afloat forums. Terry McMenamin from Derby says it is near-impossible to dispose of food waste safely when sailing away from east coast marinas. Four months ago the same issue raised its head on Afloat.ie when Graham Rabbits discussed the problems encountered in West Cork and the West of Ireland. Click here.
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