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January 07, 2009

Posts Tagged ‘humor’

The Rules

By marc • Sep 3rd, 2007 • Category: All Stories and Articles, Stories, What's Inside

 The Skipper always makes the RULES.

The Rules are subject to change at any time without prior notice.

No Crew can possibly know all the RULES.

If the Skipper suspects that the Crew knows all the RULES, the Skipper must immediately change some or all of them.

The Skipper is never wrong.

If the Skipper is wrong, it is because [...]



Night Watch

By marc • Aug 9th, 2007 • Category: All Stories and Articles, Video Stories

Download Night Watch
In daylight, the watch is bounded by a vast circumference of ocean that stretches off to the horizon on all points of the compass. Daylight affords the comfort of the familiar—boat, sea, and sky. The pencil scratches on the ship’s charts lend reason and form to the seascape. We see what’s there and [...]



Moore Dementia Syndrome

By sailthec • Jul 20th, 2007 • Category: All Stories and Articles, Random Images, Stories

(In my opinon, the Moore 24 is the quintessential Santa Cruz boat. Back in 1990 I was the editor of the Moore 24 Class Association newletter. The newletter developed quite a reputaton in the Bay Area with articles like “Shoot this Baby Otter” and “Moore Homes for Homeless”. I wrote this silly ditty after my [...]