And we upset some people on the way. Those of a certain age will remember we ran a Page Three girl each month. By modern standards the images were very prim and proper. But, at the time, some of them brought letters from outraged readers.

Today, Portsmouth Poll sometimes brings similar correspondence, although people's perceptions of disgust appear to be more lax than hitherto.

We will be making a bit of a noise about BB's history at Seawork in June. Our June issue will carry features on what's happened over our 25 years and we'd like some input from you; our readers.

It's always been one of BB's ideals that we leave our readers with a smile each month. So for our June 25th Anniversay Issue, we'd like some anecdotes from you, our readers.

Two or three paragraphs ought to do the trick. Just let us know the things that happened to you, your company, your products and services that give us all a flavour of the past 25 years.

We'll have a bit of a party on the dockside on the Wednesday of Seawork and hope to see all our long lost friends from years past. Look out for more details as the time approaches.

Email your anecdotes to 25thanniversary@boatingbusiness.com