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Posted by Mouthansar Posts 122 Registered at 2009-12-25 22:49:08	2018-10-05 21:58:21 - Re: Poetry Saved for Posterity
	On a Farr Far Away .... There was an old fellow from Denmark Who was searching in vain for a landmark He made his way East The Farr is a beast But alone he's devoid of a benchmark. There's a wedge coming down from the North Who knows what will happen henceforth Next WX might show Which way the winds blow As for now, we foresee a tack port(h) Good luck to my fellow Go4it I doubt he and I will deplore it We chose a route South He followed the Mouth And by now, by Jove, we'll explore it There's another old fellow named Wolff Not a man you'd expect to play golf. Oh no, he's a sailor. Very rarely a failure. In fact, as a sailor he's prof. My ancient aquaintance Go4it Is in favor of North here pre audit Not knowing the weather I am wondering whether The new wind shows gains or a forfeit. --- Last Edited by Mouthansar at 2018-10-05 21:59:11 --- --- Last Edited by Mouthansar at 2018-10-05 22:38:31 --- --- Last Edited by Mouthansar at 2018-10-05 22:49:39 ---
Posted by sol Posts 296 Registered at 2008-08-14 11:08:14	2019-09-24 20:50:10 - Re: Poetry Saved for Posterity
	Thoughts on going home to Scandinavia from Lindisfarne in a Longship Drake at 5 kn: There was an old viking named Lars who sailed his 'Mouthansar' afars "Let's brexit" he cried, "I'm hating this ride. It's as long as the journey to Mars."
Posted by Back Fin Posts 1 Registered at 2008-09-06 15:02:07	2020-04-12 04:02:24 - Re: Poetry Saved for Posterity
	There once was a girl named Mary Who lived on an estuary The boys with some cheek Sought Chesapeake But she showed them narry. --- Last Edited by Back Fin at 2020-04-12 04:02:45 --- --- Last Edited by Back Fin at 2020-04-12 04:03:03 ---
Posted by RainbowChaser Posts 2656 Registered at 2009-06-14 09:44:50	2020-04-12 19:49:39 - Re: Poetry Saved for Posterity
	Posted in Percé to Saint Malo Transat 2020 Practice Race race chat: by Chesapeake There once was a Pirate unseen Whose boat was a beautiful green Stopped in for a peake In a race he did sneak While on-call fighting Covid-19
Posted by dtayls Posts 29 Registered at 2014-06-23 03:34:16	2020-04-22 23:11:23 - Re: Poetry Saved for Posterity
	Pushing haiku to new limits: Laozi pokes bonknhoot what the
Posted by WSGUERIN Posts 25 Registered at 2020-03-21 13:34:15	2020-04-23 02:01:23 - Re: Poetry Saved for Posterity
	The Perce to St Malo Transat Was run when we couldn’t get at A bar with good cheers So we just shared our fears Amongst polar deciphers in chat
Posted by WSGUERIN Posts 25 Registered at 2020-03-21 13:34:15	2020-04-23 02:04:52 - Re: Poetry Saved for Posterity
	WSGUERIN said @ 2020-04-23 02:01:23: The Perce to St Malo Transat Was run when we couldn’t get at A bar with good cheers So we just shared our fears Amongst polar deciphers in chat --- Last Edited by mfa_wsg at 2020-04-23 02:13:24 ---
Posted by WSGUERIN Posts 25 Registered at 2020-03-21 13:34:15	2020-04-24 00:20:11 - Re: Poetry Saved for Posterity St Malo TransAT
	With Rico well up in the hunt The rest are ready to punt Let’s throw in a tack! The wind will be back! And we’ll surely end up in the front --- Last Edited by mfa_wsg at 2020-04-24 00:21:50 ---
Posted by bonknhoot Posts 95 Registered at 2013-08-06 21:35:15	2020-04-26 15:59:54 - Re: Poetry Saved for Posterity
	With poet laureate Mouthansar away, it was good to see some new and some returning SOLers stepping into the rhyming brine. bonknhoot also mused a verse or two. On leaving Newfoundland behind.... Ne pas de probleme! Open the Vin! The dinner est pret, so I'm away. It's drier below, that's where I'll go. A bientot mon brave, have a laugh. Have you ensemble in your router? Oh Smoster, I wouldn't doubt ya. Seat of ze pants, my backside Some say, ah oui but only as a guide En garde, crunched numbers yet will drown you. Again, the wind has dialed down. Again, my polar makes me frown. Perhaps it is the isolation tipple. At eighty-two, I surely see a nipple. Suckle on then, mustn't drown. Somewhere mid-ocean.... And on and on us SOLers race Chatting 'bout this and tha' Today the theme is trace Which disappears, comme ci comme ca And on approaching La Manche.... Hoping to finish by the morn, our fleet All in a bunch, a routed herd We trim and steer trying to beat Our virtual leader, kRemWird. (as Kenza might have rhymed) Clipping along
Posted by bonknhoot Posts 95 Registered at 2013-08-06 21:35:15	2020-05-02 19:20:27 - Re: Poetry Saved for Posterity
	Half way round Australia in the 2020 A3 the news came that the First 47.7 would be retired for the last five legs. A eulogy and some anticipation seemed appropriate. Farewell then, trusty Forty-seven, full-stop, 7 Cruise-racer most capacious, like a Seven 47 With opt'mum angles, simple, logical and fair Back to the boathouse you shall go, don't ask, so there Some folk dislike your charms – they say "not Heaven". So, all is change the rest the way, through Torres And then cross Carpenter's Bay and west, oh horrors So next we steer apparently some Class of Forty A craft that cuts through blue as were it butter So don't forget to switch the polar in your router. Clipping along

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