Mar 08 2010
Quote of the Week
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The scene – on the docks. Last Sunday. Warm and breezy.
Capt. Rob arrives dressed in his brand new hand-me-down-$35-foulie jacket.
And I say: Expecting foul weather?
Like the cartoon character who is tracked by his own personal black cloud, one of the largest waves of the day targets Bro. Rob and gives him a thorough hosing. Unfortunately, Bro. Rob was not wearing his foulie panties. I don’t know what the lesson was. I got some warm spray on my sweatshirt but was otherwise untouched.
SPOT says we were outside the breakwater for a little (very little) over an hour. Pretty dicey out there. No gale warnings as the wind was in the 20′s, but there were some impressive rollers. Good foul wx training and one more reminder that daysailing is a proud sport that gives you the option of getting home and getting warm and dry in a hurry.
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The lesson was: Whilst crewing for the Captain during a small craft advisory you best wear your waterproof pants.
And Depends(tm) will come in handy for those who haven’t seen breaking white water like we saw Sunday.
Capt. Dan, I looked at the two red triangles flying from the harbor master’s post and thought about my fouly pants. I pondered the weather and my nerves, and couldn’t decide where I’d need more waterproofing, inside or out. So I stayed in the slip.