sail away

June 14, 2016


I’ve spent a good part of my life on boats, but I’m a pretty crap sailor. In my early teens I took sailing lessons at the Amateur Dinghy Club in Bermuda and spent the entire summer attached to a buoy in the water. With the words, “pull the tiller towards you,” bellowing across the sound, I would capsize, again and again. Good thing the water was so warm –– good thing I have a sense of humour. I did master it in the end –– the task of keeping the boat afloat that is –– but I can’t say I did so with much skill or grace. But if there was a prize for perseverance, I think I deserved it. When it came time to take our test, we (as in my brother and I) passed with flying colours. It helped that the instructor fancied the pants of him. I actually think sailing is one of those things, that should I ever go back to, I could be quite good at.

TUNISIA. Djerba island. 1990. Sailboats in the water.

TUNISIA. Djerba island. 1990. Sailboats in the water.

 

 

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