Captains & Pirates

[D. Stump, Hanalei]

I found this on another web site, and thought you all might enjoy it!

CAPTAINS & PIRATES

Long ago, when sailing ships ruled the waves, a Captain and his crew were in danger of being boarded by a pirate ship. As the crew became frantic, the Captain bellowed to his First Mate, "Bring me my red shirt!". The First Mate quickly retrieved the Captains' red shirt, which the Captain put on and lead the crew to battle the pirate boarding party. Although some casualties occurred among the crew, the pirates were repelled.

The crew sat around on deck that night recounting the days' events when an Ensign looked to the Captain and asked, "Sir, why did you call for your red shirt before the battle?". The Captain, giving the Ensign a look that only a Captain can give, exhorted, "If I am wounded
in battle, the red shirt does not show the blood, and thus the men will continue to fight unafraid". The crewmen sat in silence, marveling at the courage of such a man.

The next morning, the lookout screamed that there were two pirate vessels sending boarding parties. The crew cowered in fear, but the Captain, calm as ever, bellowed, "Bring me my red shirt!". Once again, the battle was on, and the Captain and his crew repelled both boarding parties, though this time more casualties occured.

Later that day, however, the lookout screamed that there were more pirate ships, 10 of them, all with boarding parties on the way! The crew became silent and looked to the Captain, their leader, for his usual command.

The Captain, calm as ever, bellowed, "Bring me my brown pants!".

Dave Stump
Captain Commanding
s/v Hanalei, CD-30

[keith kelley]

Dave...thank you! å good laugh the night that the lock "clicked" the "Aurora" closed until another Spring.



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