Subscribe to RSS FeedWarm weather, the smell of a grill and that crisp tinny sound of an aluminum can being cracked open. Ah, summer has arrived in the Northern Hemisphere and it couldn't have come sooner. Point being, you're going to be milling around the Club, maybe joining the crowd down on the dock, and generally socializing all of which calls for some witty repartee. I kind of hoard my wit, but for bridging the gaps between your humor, you're welcome to borrow from the following flotsam and jetsam:
- Seawater has a salinity of about 3.5%, it's denser than freshwater, and it freezes at about 28.4° F.
- For a vessel to be documented in the United States, all of the major components of the hull and superstructure must have been fabricated and assembled in the United States.
- If you strike a buoy or other navigational aid, you must immediately report the incident to the nearest Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection Office.
- A United States documented vessel may (by custom) fly a yacht ensign (the flag depicting a fouled anchor with thirteen stars) in place of the national flag when sailing domestically, the rule of thumb on flag sizes for vessels is 1" for every foot of vessel length, fly the flag of the country you're visiting on the starboard halyard, and if you're flag isn't lit after sunset, you shouldn't be flying it.
- Slip F-18 is where Travis McGee kept his 52' houseboat (the "Busted Flush") at the Bahia Mar Marina in Fort Lauderdale. (You can pull in there and they've got the plaque for that slip in the office.)
Use them sparingly, drink and tan responsibly respectively, and soak up enough warm memories to last you through another winter.
Underway and making way.
--- JKF
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