CURRENT POSITION 39-31N, 158-24W, CSE: 031T [EDUCATION POINT HERE...THE "T"
AFTER THE 3 DIGIT NUMBER STANDS FOR "TRUE" AS OPPOSED TO "MAGNETIC" OR
"COMPASS"], SPEED 7 KNOTS [IN ONLY 12KNOTS OF WIND...THAT'S AWESOME DUDES AND
DUDETTES...THIS IS A 32 TON BOAT]
EEEEEEEEHAAAAAAAAA!!!! Y'ALL MUST KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS IN SAILING TERMS, NOW
DON'T YA?
YES INDEEDY, WE ARE FLYING THE SPINNAKER, WITH A FULL MAIN. CONDITIONS ARE
VERY NICE WITH CLEAR SKIES, SMOOTH SEAS AND A GENTLE BREEZE...AND HEADING THE
RIGHT WAY.
WE GOT SOME VIDEO OF THE SPINNAKER RAISING ANTICS WITH LARRY MOE AND CURLY...WE
PROUDLY LIVED UP TO THE 3 STOOGES' MONIKER.
OK, ENOUGH ABOOT [I AM CANADIAN YA KNOW] SAILING STUFF. IT WAS LAUNDRY DAY
ABOARD TODAY. UNDERWEAR AND STUFF THAT TOUCHES YOUR SKIN ONLY. [STEVE TRIED TO
SNEAK IN HIS DIESEL SOAKED SHORTS...GLAD I CAUGHT THAT] SO, 2 BUCKETS, ONE WITH
THE SOAP AND FRESH WATER, THE OTHER FRESH WATER RINSE, THEN HANG CLOTHES ON
LIFE LINES [YES WE HAVE CLOTHES PEGS...NO CAN OPENERS, BUT CLOTHES PEGS YES].
HOLY MOLLY, YA SHOULDA SEEN THE WATER IN THE WASHING UP BUCKET. I SWEAR IT HAD
LIVING STUFF SWIMMING AROUND IN THERE. SHADES OF GRAY AND BROWN SWIRLY BITS...I
THOUGHT I WAS HALLUCINATIN'. MAN !!!
OK, MOVING ON, WE THEN TRIED TO FIGURE OUT WHERE THE WATER WAS GETTING IN
AROUND THE MAST TO DECK JOINT [CALLED THE PARTNERS] AND LOW AND BEHOLD, I SAW
THE PARTNERS RING MOVE. IT IS HELD DOWN AT THE DECK WITH SEVERAL SCREWS AND
THESE WERE COVERED WITH SILICONE AS WAS THE JOINT TO THE DECK. ALL THE SCREWS
WERE LOOSE, SO I TIGHTENED EVERYTHING DOWN, REMOVED OLD CAULKING THEN
RE-CAULKED. WHEN I RETURNED TO THE COCKPIT I NOTICED THE SAILS FLAPPING AND
THAT THE CREW WAS ABSENT...BOTH GONE TO BED....HHHMMMM! I FIRED UP THE MAIN
ENGINE WHICH GOT THEM UP. THAT'S WHEN WE PUT THE SPINNAKER UP.
HEY...BIG SHOUT OUT TO THE VILLAGES AMATEUR RADIO CLUB. [VARC] I WAS ABLE TO
COMMUNICATE WITH CLUB PRESIDENT KEN WRATTEN UP AT THE SHACK. THE BOYS HAVE ALSO
BEEN LISTENING IN TO MY CHECK-INS. VERY COOL!!!
I'M GOING TO TAKE A NAP BEFORE RADIO CHECKINS SO I'LL SIGN OFF NOW AND SEE YA
TOMORROW.
CURLY
POST NAP, POST ONE RADIO CHECK-IN QUOTE OF THE DAY "WHO THE HELL LEFT THE PIN
OUT OF THE FIRE EXTINGUISHER...WHAT A MESS...MORE TOMORROW!!!
THE SKIPPER
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