The Joy Of Sailing

Having bought a sailboat it was time to sail.

It was a 24-foot Columbus,

Unless it was 22-foot something else.

My boat was docked in Kaneohe

Unless it was Kailua.

It was a Sunday… maybe,

And I was squeezing in an hour.

I turned down a tow-out to the bay,

And gone maybe 20 feet from my dock space

Before I ran into the rocks.

Fortunately, it being a Sunday (maybe),

There were lots of seafarers on the near shore

Who could and did holler advice.

It was fascinating to hear terms unfamiliar.

After maybe 20 minutes

The tow I had turned down appeared

And pulled me into the middle of the bay.

Where I sailed for about 15 minutes

Before my rudder whacked something, and …disconnected.

I put the boat up for sail the next day. It was a Monday.