Helter Sailor
MacGregor 26 takes a sinkin' but keeps on floatin'When I sink to the bottom
I float back on the top of the tide
Where I crash and burn
with a hole in my side
Till I sink to the bottom and I see you again
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Do you don't you want me to sail you
I'm sinking down fast but I'm miles above you
Throw me throw me throw me the hawser
and you may own a boat but you ain't no sailor
Grounded sailboat (US Power Squadrons image)Go helter skelter
helter skelter
helter sailor
Glug, hu, hu
I will you won't you want me to sail you
I'm sinking down fast so don't let me sail you
Throw me throw me throw me the hawser
You may own a boat but you ain't no sailor
Captain Smith of the "virtually unsinkable" Titanic had the same problem as many modern sailors -- going too fast for conditions (image via National Geographic)Look out
Helter skelter
helter skelter
helter sailor
Yeah, hu, hu
Look out cause here she comes
Yellow boat, not in banana tree (via dashpointpirate)When I sink to the bottom
I float back on the top of the tide
Where I crash and burn
with a hole in my side
Till I get to the bottom and I see you again
glug, glug, glug
Santana 22 "Yachtsea" playing in the surf by Fort Point, San Francisco Golden Gate (via Chuck Laintz)Well will you won't you want me to sail you
I'm sinking down fast so don't let me sail you
Throw me throw me throw me the hawser
You may own a boat but you ain't no sailor
Amorita classic yacht, the unfortunate victim of being run down from behind by the much bigger Sumurun, whose afterguard had a slight difficulty in obeying basic sailing rules.Look out
Helter skelter
helter skelter
helter sailor
Glug, hu,
Helter Skelter
She's sinking down fast
Yes she is
Yes she is
sinking down fast
posted by Pat @ 5/22/2011 01:07:00 AM
3 comments
3 Comments:
Excellent! This son was crying out to be used for a tale of diasters.
I'd plumb forgotten about your Laser version but that seems to work out okay since Lasers generally don't sink when they crash, whereas bigger boats have so much more potential for visually arresting carnage.
A more serious safety message from the International Etchells Class Association:
In a recent Australian newsletter, National President, Noel Paterson, reported a most unfortunate event that occurred at the Brisbane Fleet Championship earlier this year. Noel wrote: “An Etchells was in the process of being hauled out following the event, when its lifting strops failed and the boat crashed to the concrete and ended up on its side. This is something that no Etchells owner wants to have happen or even witness. To see a beautiful boat lying on her side, with her back broken, certainly stirred some feelings in me, which I did not even know were there. The important thing is nobody was hurt. However, if the boat rolled the other way things would have been a lot different. This is a valuable lesson for us all, so as to make sure our personal lifting strops are in good condition and furthermore, tested.” This last point that Noel makes is truly a chilling reminder to us of the importance of checking regularly the condition of our lifting slings, shackles and eye bolts and replace any part of it that is at all doubtful.
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