korygrandy
Senior Chief Petty Officer
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Thought I would share a few stories from my boating experiences.
My dad has a 26' MacGregor sailboat I grew up with. I was about 8 years old walking on the deck and got whacked with the boom. Luckily for me my leg got wrapped around a loose rope as I dangled upside down in the cabin wondering how I ended up in this situation. When people ask why why i'm so forgetful I simply reply "Helm the lee, coming about."
Another time we were out on the boat with a full screw in the cockpit. As we were leaning pretty good, ooh about 40degrees or so. Apparently my oldest sisters fears got the best of her as she decided to do a scuba dive over the railing into the drink without saying a peep. It took us a minute to realize we were missing someone.
My mom made me earn my dinner (and my manhood) once when she made me do a 12' pencil dive into Lake Superior to retrieve the pot she needed to cook with. When they say it shrinks when your in cold weather...it's true! Brrrrr~.
My dad has a 26' MacGregor sailboat I grew up with. I was about 8 years old walking on the deck and got whacked with the boom. Luckily for me my leg got wrapped around a loose rope as I dangled upside down in the cabin wondering how I ended up in this situation. When people ask why why i'm so forgetful I simply reply "Helm the lee, coming about."
Another time we were out on the boat with a full screw in the cockpit. As we were leaning pretty good, ooh about 40degrees or so. Apparently my oldest sisters fears got the best of her as she decided to do a scuba dive over the railing into the drink without saying a peep. It took us a minute to realize we were missing someone.
My mom made me earn my dinner (and my manhood) once when she made me do a 12' pencil dive into Lake Superior to retrieve the pot she needed to cook with. When they say it shrinks when your in cold weather...it's true! Brrrrr~.
