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THIS IS A POTTED HISTORY OF THE NOTED SCOTTISH WRITER,ADVENTURER AND BUSINESSMAN CRAIG SMART.Born in Dunoon, Scotland in 1960.educated at Dunoon Grammar School,left with no qualifications in Oct.1977.After being expelled from school for an alleged indiscretion involving the wife and daughter of the school`s deputy head,he worked in a variety of jobs in the local area for the next four years,these included bar work, boat-building,lumberjack,taxi-driving,general labouring(it was during this period that Smart became involved with the setting up of the extreme left workers union the British Allied Liscenced Labourers Society,this led to him touring the U.K. talking a lot of B.A.L.L.S. at meetings.)Whilst working for local boat-builders W.S.P.ltd.,he became a keen sailor and under the tutelage of legendary Clyde yachtsman Archie"the wisp" Watson, he became an integral part of the crew of the record breaking yacht "The Gilden Doldo" which won the coveted King of the Clyde race sereies for an unprecedented five years in succession.It was while celebrating the record breaking fifth victory that Smart met Lady Annabel -Parry- Jones,the wild living third daughter of Sir Eric Parry-Jones,the much decorated Korean war hero and inventor of the retractable surgical sling ,the meeting took place in the lounge bar of the "Royal Marine Hotel" at Hunter`s Quay near Dunoon, at that time a well known hang out for the local yachting and drinking fraternity. Although the affair was short-lived it proved most beneficial to the ambitious young Scot,as well as opening many doors for him in both financial and sporting circles,she taught him to speak both French and Portuguese.