I have just been down to the river with my motley crew, and blimey, it was lonely down there! Then it hit me like a broadside: the race is on Saturday, and today be Thursday. We were a-spyin' out the boats, but there be none to see. And worse yet, I realized I have no crew for the Merlin Rocket -or even a Merlin Rocket. I have at least two cadets to help the conscripts walk the plank pontoon to the boats.
Nautical nitwits! Without a full crew, we cannot race. As Captain, I don’t concern meself with the types of boats or what they look like—that be the crew's job. But suffering seagulls, we be in dire straits!
Some Adults haven't even read the free RUM bit !!!
Come closer and I’ll tell ye.
We may have to kidnap a fair damsel and place her in a safety boat.
Then, we'll get the club members to rescue her. (They could be our crew and not know it.
They may need to rescue her in a Wayfarer, then an OK, and then a Merlin Rocket, only to fail
and have one of my trusty cadets rescue her in a Topper at the finishing line!
Fair winds and following seas,
Captain Philip
The Black Pig
P.S. Blistering barnacles! Extra rum rations or Coke for those under the age of drunkenness for those who bring the best pirate jokes! Arrr!
