| Corrine & her cousin Grace didn't know what hit them. One minute
they were rolling all around in the small laser sailboat, coordinating
their hand-leg vs the mainsheet & tiller. Going through their mind
was: Ready, ready ....... tack! 1. Push the tiller. 2. Shift your leg into
position. 3. Watch out for the ......... Boonk!!
After one shiner on their heads each (plus a few stitches for poor cousin Grace) both were ready to throw in the towel. Enough of sailing & that stupid piece of aluminium aptly named the "Boom" (Remember the song which goes: ...... the thing that goes boom..... Both had enough of the salty taste in their mouth and suffered enough head knocks to kick them into the following week. |
 Meanwhile, another
situation was developing on the same waterfront: Crazyhorse brother of
mine, was harnessing more wind than he can handle. The laser sailboat was
cutting throught the water like a pair of scissor throught silk. However,
he never really like to step away from trouble ...... Extreme sports the
ultimate, he said.
So you see this guy in the middle of the channel, speeding along the
coastline. Next few seconds would become a blur of a flipping sailboat
with a human figure being flung from the boat to the water: "Whaaooohh!!!".
Next minute, you'll see the same idiot uprighting the boat, struggling
to get his bump out of the water. It'll be a few more minutes before he
catch his breath, sense of direction & gather his brain matter. This
pattern will go on for the rest of the afternoon. Be sure to get out of
his way, if you're sailing in the vincinity.
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