COLREGS- Mooron Style
 

So I'm sailing along on Yellowknife Bay a few years ago. It's a beautiful
day and a nice steady but light breeze. We're soaking in the sun and
slogging back our favourite brew in the cockpit doing about 4.5 knots. We
weren't in a hurry and it was hot out.

Along comes a buddy of mine... one of my bosses from work in his Kayak. He's
taunting us about how he can go faster than we can. I point out that he
can't do it while drinking beer.... but he indicates the beer holder sling
around his neck. So we all laugh! Then he says he thinks he'll pull a
doughnut around my boat. No Way! says I! No friggin' way will a tree huggin'
kayaker doughnut my boat. He says there isn't much I can do about it and
proceeds to paddle to my bow to cross. I trim in in the sails just as he's
across the bow and surge ahead! I hit him just aft of the kayak cockpit and
the back end of his kayak goes down hard.... his bow is pointing to the sky
when the kayak's buoyancy takes over and shoots him out of the water like a
friggin missile!! He lands with his bow down and flips. We were all in tears
of laughter watching him struggle to attempt an Eskimo roll. He finally
bailed and we came about and pulled him out of the water! When he asked why
I ran him over I pointed to _his_boss who was aboard and said... just
following orders! I got him dried off and refreshed his beer. No crying no
wailing no sooky, sooky nonsense.

I wonder how many of your girly COLREGS I broke that time! Ha Ha Ha Ha!

CM

COLREGS- Mooron Style
 

A really dumb story.

Cheers

Capt. Mooron wrote:

So I'm sailing along on Yellowknife Bay a few years ago. It's a beautiful
day and a nice steady but light breeze. We're soaking in the sun and
slogging back our favourite brew in the cockpit doing about 4.5 knots. We
weren't in a hurry and it was hot out.

Along comes a buddy of mine... one of my bosses from work in his Kayak. He's
taunting us about how he can go faster than we can. I point out that he
can't do it while drinking beer.... but he indicates the beer holder sling
around his neck. So we all laugh! Then he says he thinks he'll pull a
doughnut around my boat. No Way! says I! No friggin' way will a tree huggin'
kayaker doughnut my boat. He says there isn't much I can do about it and
proceeds to paddle to my bow to cross. I trim in in the sails just as he's
across the bow and surge ahead! I hit him just aft of the kayak cockpit and
the back end of his kayak goes down hard.... his bow is pointing to the sky
when the kayak's buoyancy takes over and shoots him out of the water like a
friggin missile!! He lands with his bow down and flips. We were all in tears
of laughter watching him struggle to attempt an Eskimo roll. He finally
bailed and we came about and pulled him out of the water! When he asked why
I ran him over I pointed to _his_boss who was aboard and said... just
following orders! I got him dried off and refreshed his beer. No crying no
wailing no sooky, sooky nonsense.

I wonder how many of your girly COLREGS I broke that time! Ha Ha Ha Ha!

CM

COLREGS- Mooron Style
 

"Capt. Mooron" wrote in message
...
So I'm sailing along on Yellowknife Bay a few years ago. It's a beautiful
day and a nice steady but light breeze. We're soaking in the sun and
snip

I wonder how many of your girly COLREGS I broke that time! Ha Ha Ha Ha!

Excellent story! Tells it like it really is.



Regards


Donal
--

COLREGS- Mooron Style
 

A really dumb person.

RB

"MC" wrote in message
...
A really dumb story.

Cheers

Capt. Mooron wrote:

So I'm sailing along on Yellowknife Bay a few years ago. It's a
beautiful
day and a nice steady but light breeze. We're soaking in the sun and
slogging back our favourite brew in the cockpit doing about 4.5 knots.
We
weren't in a hurry and it was hot out.

Along comes a buddy of mine... one of my bosses from work in his Kayak.
He's
taunting us about how he can go faster than we can. I point out that he
can't do it while drinking beer.... but he indicates the beer holder
sling
around his neck. So we all laugh! Then he says he thinks he'll pull a
doughnut around my boat. No Way! says I! No friggin' way will a tree
huggin'
kayaker doughnut my boat. He says there isn't much I can do about it and
proceeds to paddle to my bow to cross. I trim in in the sails just as
he's
across the bow and surge ahead! I hit him just aft of the kayak cockpit
and
the back end of his kayak goes down hard.... his bow is pointing to the
sky
when the kayak's buoyancy takes over and shoots him out of the water
like a
friggin missile!! He lands with his bow down and flips. We were all in
tears
of laughter watching him struggle to attempt an Eskimo roll. He finally
bailed and we came about and pulled him out of the water! When he asked
why
I ran him over I pointed to _his_boss who was aboard and said... just
following orders! I got him dried off and refreshed his beer. No crying
no
wailing no sooky, sooky nonsense.

I wonder how many of your girly COLREGS I broke that time! Ha Ha Ha Ha!

CM

COLREGS- Mooron Style
 

But you read it, didn't you?


"Bobsprit" wrote in message
link.net...
A really dumb person.

RB

"MC" wrote in message
...
A really dumb story.

COLREGS- Mooron Style
 

"Capt. Mooron" wrote:

So I'm sailing along on Yellowknife Bay a few years ago. It's a beautiful
day and a nice steady but light breeze. We're soaking in the sun and
slogging back our favourite brew in the cockpit doing about 4.5 knots. We
weren't in a hurry and it was hot out.

Along comes a buddy of mine... one of my bosses from work in his Kayak. He's
taunting us about how he can go faster than we can. I point out that he
can't do it while drinking beer.... but he indicates the beer holder sling
around his neck.

How much beer can he carry around his neck? That's pretty lame.

But it reminds me of a discussion I had with some windsurfers a few years ago. I
like windsurfing, but sailing has certain advantages... namely that you can
carry along supplies. One of the crazier windsurfers replied, "Yeah, but who
needs to drink beer while windsurfing? To get a buzz, I just gybe in close to ht
ebeach and have one of my buddies shoot me with a tranq dart gun." That started
me thinking about a new form of biathlon...


So we all laugh! Then he says he thinks he'll pull a
doughnut around my boat. No Way! says I! No friggin' way will a tree huggin'
kayaker doughnut my boat. He says there isn't much I can do about it and
proceeds to paddle to my bow to cross. I trim in in the sails just as he's
across the bow and surge ahead! I hit him just aft of the kayak cockpit and
the back end of his kayak goes down hard.... his bow is pointing to the sky
when the kayak's buoyancy takes over and shoots him out of the water like a
friggin missile!! He lands with his bow down and flips. We were all in tears
of laughter watching him struggle to attempt an Eskimo roll. He finally
bailed and we came about and pulled him out of the water!

You made him spill his beer!


I wonder how many of your girly COLREGS I broke that time! Ha Ha Ha Ha!

Probably just one. No wait, maybe more... was it foggy?

DSK

COLREGS- Mooron Style
 

I'm truly sorry you didn't like it MC... was it the lack of compassion or
lack of gun play that was the deciding factor?

CM

"MC" wrote in message
...
| A really dumb story.
|
| Cheers
|
| Capt. Mooron wrote:
|
| So I'm sailing along on Yellowknife Bay a few years ago. It's a
beautiful
| day and a nice steady but light breeze. We're soaking in the sun and
| slogging back our favourite brew in the cockpit doing about 4.5 knots.
We
| weren't in a hurry and it was hot out.
|
| Along comes a buddy of mine... one of my bosses from work in his Kayak.
He's
| taunting us about how he can go faster than we can. I point out that he
| can't do it while drinking beer.... but he indicates the beer holder
sling
| around his neck. So we all laugh! Then he says he thinks he'll pull a
| doughnut around my boat. No Way! says I! No friggin' way will a tree
huggin'
| kayaker doughnut my boat. He says there isn't much I can do about it and
| proceeds to paddle to my bow to cross. I trim in in the sails just as
he's
| across the bow and surge ahead! I hit him just aft of the kayak cockpit
and
| the back end of his kayak goes down hard.... his bow is pointing to the
sky
| when the kayak's buoyancy takes over and shoots him out of the water
like a
| friggin missile!! He lands with his bow down and flips. We were all in
tears
| of laughter watching him struggle to attempt an Eskimo roll. He finally
| bailed and we came about and pulled him out of the water! When he asked
why
| I ran him over I pointed to _his_boss who was aboard and said... just
| following orders! I got him dried off and refreshed his beer. No crying
no
| wailing no sooky, sooky nonsense.
|
| I wonder how many of your girly COLREGS I broke that time! Ha Ha Ha Ha!
|
| CM
|
|
|

COLREGS- Mooron Style
 

I take it you are referring to the kayaker? He still talks about the
incident and brags about being run down by a rogue sailboat at the bar to
this day.

I'll be having a few beers with him in April when I visit Yellowknife....
I'll pass on your reference to him.

CM

"Bobsprit" wrote in message
link.net...
| A really dumb person.
|
| RB
|
| "MC" wrote in message
| ...
| A really dumb story.
|
| Cheers
|
| Capt. Mooron wrote:
|
| So I'm sailing along on Yellowknife Bay a few years ago. It's a
| beautiful
| day and a nice steady but light breeze. We're soaking in the sun and
| slogging back our favourite brew in the cockpit doing about 4.5 knots.
| We
| weren't in a hurry and it was hot out.
|
| Along comes a buddy of mine... one of my bosses from work in his
Kayak.
| He's
| taunting us about how he can go faster than we can. I point out that
he
| can't do it while drinking beer.... but he indicates the beer holder
| sling
| around his neck. So we all laugh! Then he says he thinks he'll pull a
| doughnut around my boat. No Way! says I! No friggin' way will a tree
| huggin'
| kayaker doughnut my boat. He says there isn't much I can do about it
and
| proceeds to paddle to my bow to cross. I trim in in the sails just as
| he's
| across the bow and surge ahead! I hit him just aft of the kayak
cockpit
| and
| the back end of his kayak goes down hard.... his bow is pointing to
the
| sky
| when the kayak's buoyancy takes over and shoots him out of the water
| like a
| friggin missile!! He lands with his bow down and flips. We were all in
| tears
| of laughter watching him struggle to attempt an Eskimo roll. He
finally
| bailed and we came about and pulled him out of the water! When he
asked
| why
| I ran him over I pointed to _his_boss who was aboard and said... just
| following orders! I got him dried off and refreshed his beer. No
crying
| no
| wailing no sooky, sooky nonsense.
|
| I wonder how many of your girly COLREGS I broke that time! Ha Ha Ha
Ha!
|
| CM
|
|
|
|
|

COLREGS- Mooron Style
 

That he did! ....and I bet he liked it!

Bob wishes he could be more like me.... you know.... muscular, talented,
witty, charming, courageous and knowledgeable! :-)

CM

"Scott Vernon" wrote in message
...
| But you read it, didn't you?
|
|
| "Bobsprit" wrote in message
| link.net...
| A really dumb person.
|
| RB
|
| "MC" wrote in message
| ...
| A really dumb story.
|
|
|

COLREGS- Mooron Style
 

Thanks Donal!

Now if I had done the very same in the "land of the".... severely curtailed
freedoms and "home of the".... paranoid! I'd be suffering a lengthy lawsuit.

The kayaker is now able to execute a perfect Eskimo roll...... and leaves
plenty of room ahead of the sailboats when he pulls a doughnut!

CM

"Donal" wrote in message
...
|
| "Capt. Mooron" wrote in message
| ...
| So I'm sailing along on Yellowknife Bay a few years ago. It's a
beautiful
| day and a nice steady but light breeze. We're soaking in the sun and
| snip
|
| I wonder how many of your girly COLREGS I broke that time! Ha Ha Ha Ha!
|
| Excellent story! Tells it like it really is.
|
|
|
| Regards
|
|
| Donal
| --
|
|
|