Watson's Wrap up

Hi All. Well you will be glad this is pretty much over for this year. I am happy to report the laundry is done and the boat has been washed and the engine oil changed. Looking back over the past two weeks: we lucked out this year with limited drama: no major blood and guts or injury to life and limb. Joel did lose a little blood in the light switch incident and Jim lost a little knee blood wrapping it around the knob on the pilot wheel - which promptly spread itself to every white surface in the boat - but all in all - a non-event this year. The weather and AC cooperated with only a sprinkle here and there and one day of fog. The seas were most generous in their very kind treatment of us. Even the food shared with us doggies was pretty good. I can say that a few stops along the way left a bit to be desired. But NONE compared with the rotten fish guts smells of Montauk - how I loved that place!

I have been compelled by my caregivers to report the final cribbage score - as if ANYONE out there really cares: Joel and What's Her Name roared back to tie Jim and Sue at 13-13 for the 2 weeks. Now onto more important topics:

I have been pondering on boat names. This whole area peaked my interest when we encountered a boat early on in our journey. Its name: Tenacity Prospect. What the heck is that about? That got me to start looking at other boat names. Now some are understandable - even clever or cute. Some are even references to loved ones - or ones the owner hopes will think they are loved. But I have started to think on what I consider to be the more pretentious names and to start to speculate on some alternatives......... You can play this game too!

So here goes:

For all the sailboats named Tranquility, Free Spirit, Harmony, Golden Summer, Karma II, Freedom, Liberty - who are these people kidding??? Most are in debt up to their eyeballs over these toys and a very few are actually like using the sails! 9 out of every 10 are motoring to their next destination and spending every waking minute working on it or cleaning it - to say nothing of just surviving those 10 or 20 foot swells. Where is the Tranquility or Freedom in all of this! I am still trying to figure out the one called Sceptered Isle - what the heck is that? And frankly - the same for all those motor yachts. Who are they kidding - with all these pretentious names........

So here is a game you can play along: let's find alternative names for these boats! There is nothing about a boat that does not spell money or trouble or broken. Ask Joel about his head and Jim about lusting for a bow thruster. So why do we delude ourselves with so many names that make NO SENSE! We met up with all the boats below on our trip. Here are a few of my choices for alternative names - what do you think?

Boat Name Watson's Alternative Your Choice

Dauntless Daunted

Stock Option Stop Loss

Resolute Vacillating

Fearless Scared @$!%@less

Diplomat Tactless Sot

Diligence Lethargy

Zenith Nadir

American Beauty Odious from Odessa

Next time you are in a marina - play along....

Adios and thanks for coming along with us! Next year - maybe the moon! How much gas will that take? Any grass along the way? Meanwhile - I am going back to curl up and have another snooze........ W.