article_snippet: But one pensioner took a slightly more unorthodox approach after splitting from one pensioner wife by nailing a caravan on top of a motorised catamaran and sailing it around the English coast.
article_snippet: The unusual vehicle, which also features a rather flimsy looking safety fence, was last spotted making its way along The Swale between the Isle of Sheppey and Kent coast.
article_snippet: Unusual sight: one pensioner has now taken to the water in a floating caravan, seen in recent days chugging along down The Swale between the Isle of Sheppey and Kent coast .
article_snippet: Puzzled locals, who have watched the bizarre contraption in disbelief, said one pensioner is a keen boatman in one pensioner '70s or 80s’ and lives in nearby Sittingbourne.
article_snippet: Close-up: the caravan has been fixed to the base of a catamaran fitted with a small engine - and while there is a flimsy-looking fence around the vehicle, there are no other obvious safety measures .
article_snippet: The Swale is a 13-mile channel that separates Sheppey from the north Kent mainland, and can be crossed by two bridges.
highlights_snippet: Caravan seen along The Swale between Isle of Sheppey and Kent coast .
  
highlights_snippet: Fixed to base of catamaran fitted with engine and surrounded by fence .
  
highlights_snippet: Witnesses say man is in man 70s or 80s and launched his 70s or 80s from boatyard .