smythejames

Howards' Way (1985)

Pretentious nonsense.

I used to watch the filming around and about when they made this series. I lived in Warsash at the time and as a young naval architect I had a part time job in Hamble with Tony Castro who was the real life designer of the Barracuda.

At the time it was interesting to see familiar locations and being part of the yachting fraternity I quite enjoyed watching on Sunday evenings.

Fast forward many years later (and now I'm a lot older of course) I have watched this recently and what a load of pretentious nonsense it is.

The awfully superior snob Lynne ( I even hate the way she walks) the ridiculous Leo who all of a sudden has come from nothing to be a must have power boat racer and businessman , Jan Howard who has come from housewife to super dooper clothes designer in a month as is her husband Tom who appears to be a world class yacht designer all of a sudden.

Being involved in this industry , a member of various yacht clubs in the locality and family who are well healed in this area and part of the yachting fraternity I cannot think of anybody at the time who appeared anything like this pretentious bunch.

Perhaps I moved in the wrong circles, but I don't think so.