GeoB
Joined: 16 Jun 2009
Posts: 207
Location: Fresno, CA
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 Posted: Sat Oct 04, 2014 2:47 am Post subject: Kolb-List Digest: 7 Msgs - 10/03/14 |
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| Quote: | and took off without the safety pin!
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If I croak off by way of airplane, it will be from a mistake like that!
I have done so many... um... bought an expensive sailboat, left the hatch
open, took it out for the first time with a coupla acquaintances who were
from CN and assured me they were experienced sailors. But I am not blaming
them. The turbulent weather sent a huge gust my way and I was screaming and
hooting, having a great time, till I noticed the passengers weren't climbing
to the high-side as I instructed. Then I found that the fat slow one had
wedged himself against my tiller, so I wasn't gonna spill no wind heading
up. So I tried to release the main sheet which should never have left my
hand. Yes, I turtled it on my first outing in that boat. I retrieved it
later and it is sitting in my yard the last two years waiting for me to
finish repairing it. I dumped about $4000 into it since then. I almost
bought the farm via hypothermia that time. It was in May, the water temp was
57-59°. Asked one of them to release the mainsheet so's I could right the
boat- he cut every line he could find and I lost my main sail. 
I made sure the others were hauled aboard 1st- but I was in worse shape than
them younger guys. I was in for around 45 minutes.
And I have lots more sorta like. Sucks to be me sometimes.
GeoB
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