The toughest of the tough don't use flagpoles and sockets. They simply nail the ensign to the mast, lest they be tempted in battle to concede defeat and strike their colors.Bill Goldsmith wrote:Tough crowd...
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Neil Gordon
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Fair winds, Neil
s/v LIQUIDITY
Cape Dory 28 #167
Boston, MA
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s/v LIQUIDITY
Cape Dory 28 #167
Boston, MA
CDSOA member #698
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Joe Myerson
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I believe they also nail a gold coin to the mast, as incentive to keep a sharp lookout for the white whale.Neil Gordon wrote:The toughest of the tough don't use flagpoles and sockets. They simply nail the ensign to the mast, lest they be tempted in battle to concede defeat and strike their colors.Bill Goldsmith wrote:Tough crowd...
Former Commodore, CDSOA
Former Captain, Northeast Fleet
S/V Crème Brûlée, CD 25D, Hull # 80
"What a greate matter it is to saile a shyppe or goe to sea."
--Capt. John Smith, 1627
Former Captain, Northeast Fleet
S/V Crème Brûlée, CD 25D, Hull # 80
"What a greate matter it is to saile a shyppe or goe to sea."
--Capt. John Smith, 1627