and manually delete the bit that says "delete_this_and_the_dot."  from the address. 

The reason .  .  .  there are automatic "web bots" which search web sites for email addresses and add them to mailing lists with the result that I was getting dozens of junk emails each day. This mechanism fools the "web bots" into sending the junk mail to an non-existent address.

Name and Sail Number

To contact someone whose sail number only is given, use the S.O.A. register to look up further contact details, contact a Regional Hon. Sec via the Official Shrimper Owners Association Web Site. or contact me.