Sunday, June 08, 2008

Perhaps the Big Launch

Poor old Lord Kadizzle has been laid low by some bad food or something. For the first time in years food had come out the same place it went in, however today his lordship is feeling better and the plan is to rig the good ship Sovereign and launch. If The Commander can manage to get her petuit out of bed the whole process could proceed. A sailboat is like the difference between a car and a horse. You can't just get on a sailboat and go. You have to hoist the sails, and work the wind. About half the time with a sailboat mother nature will not let you make a direct approach to where you want to go, but that is what sailing is about. Sailing is a puzzle. When you sail, you don't just point the boat where you want to go. Sailing means you stratigize with mother nature and see how you can win. Mother nature has two winning hands, heavy wind, and no wind. If all goes well maybe we can unfurl the head sail, and hoist the main today.

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