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To: Eric in the Ozarks

“Alaska Air 737, Seattle to Honolulu and back three weeks ago.
Smooth sailing.”

As a sailor, I disagree. It’s actually motorsailing.

A typical cruiser’s joke when flying back to the boat to start another tropical cruising year went like,

Question: “How was your flight?”
Answer: “It was awful, we had to motor the whole way!”


20 posted on 03/13/2010 7:58:57 PM PST by Senormechanico
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To: Senormechanico

I “sailed” MSTS six times across the Pacific.
1951-1961


22 posted on 03/13/2010 8:19:27 PM PST by Eric in the Ozarks (Impeachment !)
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To: Senormechanico

Ahh, so you’re a blow boater. ;-)


27 posted on 03/14/2010 6:44:47 AM PDT by AFreeBird
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