I love it. I wish we had tides and rock ledges in Lake Pleasent! Gary the GILA Sailor has another name for those who inhabit these boats. I leave it to him to either share it or not!
Kerry [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Hi Craig, > > I too learned to curse at Cigarette boats, but then in a moment of > sundown introspection, sitting in the cockpit with Martini in hand I > thought, what the Cigarette boat owners need is a proper challenge so > that they can demonstrate their manhood, and impress their bikini clad > girlfriends. > > I propose an annual race for Cigarette boats. > > The course is laid out in a figure eight over a solid rock ledge that is > just awash at low tide in the middle of the course. > > The race is scheduled on a falling tide. > > Boats start at one minute intervals. > > Cigarette owners race for the enjoyment of the spectators, and to prove > what heros they are to each other. > > There will be crashes and eventually, as the tide keeps falling, bottoms > get ripped out of boats as they cross the rock ledge, and they sink. > > The last cigarette still afloat is the winner. He gets to wear another > gold chain and sport another Lolita in a bikini on his foredeck. > > The beauty of my suggestion is: > > It allows the cigarette owners to prove how macho they are. > > It removes the majority of cigarette boats from circulation until the > loosing owners buy new ones. > > New boat building helps the economy > > Next year we do it again. > > Meanwhile, sailors will enjoy peace and quiet. > > Does anyone want to contribute to the Cigarette Race prize fund? > > Connie > > _______________________________________________ > http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats
