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o Especially during the past |
‘sunny weekend with hun- |
_. dreds: of ‘boats . -anchored.. in

English: ‘Bay: you had plenty —

‘of time. to find out whether

Yes, just add the’

You “pave — seen . that
bumpersticker. before

-and cooking ! facilities, may. be

‘Sailors’ have more fun’,
‘t_you? If so,' ‘what did.
you think of it? em

there is any truth to this

~On - ‘gorgeous weekends
like that the Gulf Islands are
the. playgrounds. for boaters

_young and old and most

favorite anchoring ‘spots
show hardly enough room to

. @ boater who arrives’ after

sunset. But that’s. all right.
Lots. of boats mean a whole
bunch of good time people.
‘people and
something exciting is bound
to happen. _ 2

But there: isn’t “always a

. fresh breeze at hand, and as

we know the sun ‘hides_a lot.
behind those’ dreadful rain
clouds. The first reaction of
a sailing novice to this
situation is the comment:

'. ‘This is boring’ and he is

turned off sailing. We don’t
want that to happen. ‘

Many: of. us have the
tendency to sit with hands

‘the space may: be small, the ©
weather may not. co-operate. =

appetite. ‘Some of. my, best ”
_ parties have been right at
* dock, and I’m certain most

. limited.

“Have some | entertaining
activities ready for, anyone
_who looks interested: .— or

make them look interested —- .-

_thatis a challenge! |

& setting’ gh: ating

equipment, instruction
books for -knot work and a
, few pieces. of line are good
entertainers, or a deck of
cards :.for ‘offshore. gam-
bling!’ An Instamatic camera
can be amusing and Provides
instant momentos. -A good |
stereo system - and a well
selected tape ‘collection will

~~ sailors: “agree that you can |.
“invite‘more. people than you -.
would care’ to have aboard
for even‘a short cruise. Serve ©
. shrimp, crab‘ salad; -home-
made bread and: fresh® fruit
salad for lunch-and-you:can |
be.certain the guests will stay
for dinner. The short cruises
are alot of fun. Sail to a“
"nearby island and have: a"
picnic supper. "Arriving by. ie
’ boat gives everybody a new §&
sense of adventure. Make-it- : j
yourself sandwiches are an Sg
easy picnic.” :
Shish kabob, fish, ‘sausage “7
or hamburgers on the ‘grill

lift . anybody’s spirit. Small
touches like havinga pot of
hot: wine on the stove, or tea
and coffee -- hot rum for the
hardy souls also make for a
more pleasant trip.

I used to fly-a-kite behind
my boat whenever the
breeze allowed it.
Everybody aboard was just.
‘waiting for the. disastrous
moment, when the kite went
into a nose_dive and
threatened to drown. ‘The
whole crew took part at the
rescue action with enormous

*enthusiasm and handled
' winches and lines like pro
racing sailors -. just to get

folded intap arid wait for —that damn kite back aboard Spinnaker flying. If a group

something to happen. It is.
virtually written on their:

forehead: “Please, entertain

me.” Sailors . could. ‘have -

much more fun if they would.
dig.a little bit deeper to find -
enthusiasm for new. en-
tertaining creativity. : pgs

Each time I leave: port I
‘try. to remember the words |
of an old Tahitian friend. “It
is not how far you go but
how much fun you have
along the way. And take
vahines along, otherwise you
just booze it up and talk
about the « one you didn’t take
with you.”

But besides the boys and
girls game, since it doesn’t
always work out that way; it
should be easy to entertain

The’ days of war-surplus

im It wasn’t easy to fish it out
of the water by hand, while
_ the boat was heeled over and

. Someone held on to your legs
‘while one’s nose skipped 10°
‘inches over the water. Once
- ina while a guest got carried
away and used a |
pointed fishhook. We got the
kite aboard all right, but
slashed in half.

I lost about a dozen kites

that way -— but what the hell,
it was fun. Besides, it’s a
great practice for overboard
drills. Form two teams next
time and clock your. rescue
operation. The fastes' st tea
wilf be served dinner in the
cockpit. -

Now we have reached niy
favorite subject - food.

Blow uP your own boat

space available to apart-

ment,

make_for a -good_meal too.
‘It's an extra thrill to have a
flotilla —join- you. at your .
picnic. Of course, this takes' ¥
some pre-planning. It takes  @
.some .work to keep’
everybody happy when
‘weather ‘conditions change
- abruptly._It_heips. to have
motion sickness bags
available, if seas are rough.
But they are rarely used. The
leap to the: rail is so much
quicker.

But let’s continue to talk
about fun! If you anchor

‘ with a whole fleet in a quiet
bay, have a dinghy race. If. —
the breeze is strong enough,

challenge some daredevilsto |

returns from their hike along
shoré “with “a—bucket. of.
oysters for dinner, an oyster _
shucking contest is a great
way to build up some ap---
petite! But use gloves instead
of. towels .and a proper
shucking knife.. A-
screwdriver might break or
slip into your thumb — and
there goes the fun..

This hot weather might
bring- out the wet balloon
experts. Don't be: surprised,
when your relaxed tanning-
session on the fordeck is
interrupted by a sudden cold
shower, when this balloon,
filled with cold water lands
on your stomach.

A FUN TIME on the water
is mot only possible but
probable, especially’ if the
crew ali ike this
Soungealor,

Do sailors havemore fun?

You better believe it. Honk

’ your horn, when you sce that
bumper sticker!

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