Category Archives: sailing

The Call of the Sea

Posted on February 18, 2018 by colonialist

Wordle 339 From sand, follow wind with urge memory saves To shout ‘Outward bound!’ You miss the power and hunger of the waves — Madness of boundless sound. © February 2018 Colonialist

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Twenty-Niner World Champs, Last Sports, Rainbow that Was

Posted on August 23, 2017 by colonialist

My Yacht Club, Point, has an0ther world champion to add to the one it g0t in its first 100 years, which was Bruce McCurroch who won with Paul Elvstrom in the Solings Worlds of 1974.  (We have raced against him, albeit … Continue reading →

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Foe cuss, but not an enemy curse.

Posted on June 16, 2017 by colonialist

The earliest invention For Focus of attention, But here you’ll find the joke is It’s always out of focus! When on midwinter scene The focus may have been, You don’t expect to find A beach, and yachts all lined; The kids … Continue reading →

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Really Awfully Naughty-call

Posted on April 20, 2017 by colonialist

  In yachting terms, to go about Is not to wander round, And forward leap is in some doubt When saying, ‘Outward bound!’  A sheet is not a cloth for beds, But rope for setting sail; And when to port … Continue reading →

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Back to (what counts for us as) Normal

Posted on January 8, 2017 by colonialist

Some progress has been made with unpacking, dismantling and boxing the loads of Christmas decorations, reducing the grounds from jungle to garden, and preparations for the start of the school year. I was hoping to see some yachts in action, … Continue reading →

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Lost at Sea

Posted on October 10, 2016 by colonialist

            Tall needles, grown in soil, afloat spike sky; Sails trim for trip and fill; the ketch is still in view From bridge; eyes mist to see it passing by — Breeze makes the wake … Continue reading →

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