Tom’s Crew Report

Tom’s Crew
Report Starship Mina2
– Day 20 Help! Help! – is there anyone out there reading this crew
blog? It is I am
secretly typing away on the Captain’s computer, with
Get us off this boat!! No! Let me rephrase that. The boat is a beautiful sleek Oyster 485 cutter rigged. Strong as an ox, it will confidently take on any big sea and high winds. In the Southern Ocean it glided over waves as tall as houses with 50 knot winds. Yet as graceful as a swan on a millpond. No! Get this skipper off the boat! This tyrannical megalomaniac is making our life a misery. Oh
my God, I rugby tackle him to the floor and Lawrence grabs a bottle of Cachaça (potent Brazilian spirit made from fermented cane sugar – add some crushed limes and sugar for a perfect cocktail), and managed to pour some down his throat. This does the trick and Skipper is now quietly sitting, sucking his thumb and nodding his head while dribbling down his soiled T-shirt. Bless him! I
had already added Avomine to the Cachaça. This is a powerful antihistamine, used
for seasickness (recommended by His
dramatic mood swings have been worrying us. Should we lock him in his cabin?
Should we remove his cocktail cabinet? Should we just let him watch on his
Decisions!! Decisions!! With this megalomaniacal tyrant in charge, we have lost the power of making any. A decision maker he is. And of the highest quality! I digress. Tim is the best boat captain I have sailed with . His knowledge of the sea, boats, navigation and all thing’s nautical is immense .I have total confidence in him in any sea condition…..I would sail with him anywhere. “Ouch, Skip, you’re breaking my arm” …. “
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