Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
On Wed, 25 Oct 2006 11:44:54 -0400, Wayne.B
wrote:


Anyone recognize themselves here?

http://youtube.com/watch?v=Eo08eSb09bQ


Ahem....

Er...no? :)

Loved the one where the guy brought the shark into the boat. Reminds
me of the time where some guys fishing South of me off Block Island at
SW Ledge caught a 200 plus mako. Brought the fish up to the boat, the
damn thing jumped straight up into the air and into the cockpit of the
center console.

It was pretty funny watching those guys hang off the T-Top screaming
like little girls. :)

Great advertisement for PFD's though huh.


Twice when out sailing on the Mirage 33 with only the skipper, he would
do the same crazy thing. As we came back to our slip at the Squadron,
I'd step off the boat midship to tie up. He would abandon the helm and
*jump* off the boat to help.
If I was on the bow line.. his jumping would push the stern away from
the slip and heading for the neighboring boat.
He would frantically hold onto the life line calling me to hold onto him
as the wind pushed the 9500 lb boat slowly away.
I rushed to the other boat to try and fend off the Mirage.
The skipper would end up in the drink and I'd have to fish him out.
I then figured out that I'd insist that he stayed put on the boat until
I had the aft spring line belayed to the midship cleat. Then I'd attach
the forward spring line and finally the bowline and stern line.
No more swimming for the skipper.