Throw it Overboard

[Bash]

Originally Posted by Tellie

True story..kind of
I had this old sailor come by my boat a few years ago to help me with some deck gear. He droppd and old canvas work bag on the deck reached in and pulled out a very cheap flea market phillips head screw driver. With no explanation he just tossed it over board. I asked bit surprised "Whydja do that?" He said "That's just to teach my good tools that they cain't swim either"

laughed out loud. really.

[mbianka]

I converted from diesel to electric propulsion a few years back. My first shakedown cruise was Long Island to Newport R.I. On the way back I found I still had the old shaft coupling from the diesel engine still on board. So while sailing at the entrance to Narragansett Bay I offered it up to Neptune and ended the diesel connection for good.

[SweetSerenity]

Originally Posted by Kamaloha

My dad. I was about ten at the time. He had to adjust something on the coach roof and said "hold the tiller for me". We were downwind. We gybed just as he was bent over tying something - a whack in the butt with a boom causes a pretty impressive swan-dive. Now I was alone on the boat and had to figure out how to go back and get him.

Believe it or not he stills sails with me. Soft head.

that is so darn hilarious!!!!

cant make this stuff up!

[sabray]

I was once on deck throwing things off a whitbread boat. clearing it of gear and things which were going on the pier. I got my hand caught in the strap of a sail bag and at the count of three Hal Roth threw me overboard (I kinda lept with it). I thought I had done a noble thing but Hal looked down and says "what the hell did you do that for?

[SweetSerenity]

Originally Posted by svHyLyte

Some years ago we were participating in a regatta during which there was some stormy weather. At one point a woman's voice came over the VHF calling the Race Committee to announce that her yacht--which until then had been winning--was withdrawing. The RTO on the Committee Boat asked if there were any problems or injuries. The lady responded. "Not Yet". "Not Yet?" said the RTO. "No" said the lady, "But I've dropped alll of our winch handles overboard and my husband is fit to be tied, so please check on me when you get back to the Club!"

totally cracks me up!

[Redbeard33]

when helping my uncle take his 53' ketch to curacao in dec/jan we had a kerosene heater (the very un-marine variety that resembles R2D2) onboard to get us through the first few days, after passing through the gulf stream and warming up we decided to chuck it out in a deep ocean trench (fuel tank empty of course) it was a fun way to celebrate sailing away from winter