boat licenses

03-02-2004, 08:59 AM

Canoes seem to be getting short shrift on The Broads, here on Winnipesaukee.

A Californian sailed across the Pacific (E to W) in a 19-foot Grumman aluminum canoe in the 50's. It had tandem masts with two gunter-rigged sails. No GPS in those days -- he used the sextant to "shoot" the sun when the skies were clear. He is quoted as saying that his major challenge was, after weeks at sea, night-time hallucinations.

(Hallucinations are cited today by skippers just one day departed from shore. Perhaps that's a by-product of this chemical-laced Boomer generation).

You're right about that cocktail. Those oversized apartment boats fly the "Martini Burgee" all day (that's the pennant with the tilted martini glass on it).

The solution is:

EVERYBODY! -- GO BUY A BIGGER BOAT!

03-02-2004, 08:59 AM	#1
madrasahs Guest Posts: n/a	Re: boat licenses: The solution is... Canoes seem to be getting short shrift on The Broads, here on Winnipesaukee. A Californian sailed across the Pacific (E to W) in a 19-foot Grumman aluminum canoe in the 50's. It had tandem masts with two gunter-rigged sails. No GPS in those days -- he used the sextant to "shoot" the sun when the skies were clear. He is quoted as saying that his major challenge was, after weeks at sea, night-time hallucinations. (Hallucinations are cited today by skippers just one day departed from shore. Perhaps that's a by-product of this chemical-laced Boomer generation). You're right about that cocktail. Those oversized apartment boats fly the "Martini Burgee" all day (that's the pennant with the tilted martini glass on it). The solution is: EVERYBODY! -- GO BUY A BIGGER BOAT!