Liberty is being free from the things we don't like in order to be slaves of the things we do like.--Ernest Benn

Wednesday, June 27, 2012

4th Generation Is Aboard for a Race

Tonight's Twilight went w/o a hitch. Das Boot has to be maintained at boat-show quality, so no ice meant no beer. Everyone had to port on & off their own water & clothes. It was like taking out a charter.

Good winds 12-16. I was set on one objective: to produce a safe positive experience for the Twins who were aboard for their first race. Toward that end, I followed my theory that a safe start is a competitive start: position at the starboard end and win the water and wind Das Boot needs to get on her feet. I will say there was some screaming, but no expletives! Thx to crew, we had a perfect start, creditable weather leg. We rounded D-Mark in 5th, held that place for the remainder of the race, correcting out to a 4th out of 15 boats or so. I wanted A&E both to go up to receive the glass, but being teenagers, they worked it out so that only one twin showed up at the podium. A&E were into the race, asking questions, into helping out on board, and I was so pleased and so proud.

Now, all I got to do is to not to make too much of it!

5 comments:

  1. Looking like you have to keep Das Boot for the twins Doc

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    1. Cheat the nursing home. Die on das boot.

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    2. There are three kinds of people:
      Those who are alive,
      Those who are dead, and
      Those who are at sea.

      ~~~Anacharsis

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  2. There is nothing, absolutely nothing, half so much worth doing as messing about with grandchildren.

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  3. 4th Generation. Awesome. But all those Häagen-Dazs and no ice! Oh my.

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