April 2016 Volume 16, Issue 4
Mainsheet The Corinthian Yacht Club of Tacoma Newsletter
inside
It’s April — Page 2
PHRF Sail Measurement
Work Party — Page 4
I know Where the Green
Stuff Grows - Page 13
April 2016
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It’s April!
Welcome to the first full
month of Spring - and we
know what that means.......
Well, I guess it means a
number of things really. First
of all, Windseekers begins
April 13th! So, as we go into
this first week of April, I hope
you all have your boats ready
to go for the next 25 weeks..... As a warm up and to jog all
of our memories a bit, our rules seminar will be on Wednes-
day April 6th at 6:00. Location to follow!
I guess it could also mean that the Daffodils are blooming
and that we are about to embark on the annual TYC Daffo-
dil Weekend April 15-17. To date, I know of eight boats
going.... but, that should not slow anyone from driving down
for the festivities. Go to Tacoma Yacht Club's website and
look at all of the activities planned. Hope to see many of
you there.
We (well, I should say Joe Salz) have completed the outfit-
ting of our new Romeo Charlie. As I write this, it's just a
few hours away before we launch it for the first travel to its
Commodore
FLAG OFFICERS
Commodore: Eric Nelson
Vice Commodore: Ken St. John
Rear Commodore: Don Kimball
BOARD POSITIONS
Recording Secretary: Deb McAd-
ams
Treasurer: Dana Gage
Membership Chairs: Brock and
Janice VanRavenswaay
Fleet Captains-Cruising:
Rich and Angie Morales
Fleet Captain-Racing: Don Kimball
Past Commodore: Paul Case
STANDING COMMITTEES
Club Merchandise: Jennifer Tenney
Mainsheet Editor: Ken St. John
Sunshine: Julie St. John
Web Site: Kirk Parker
Floating Asset Chair: Joe Salz
Publicity: Cindy Craig
Trophies: Steve Wagner
Seeking Volunteers
Tyee Liaison:
Social:
Education:
Long Range Planning:
REPRESENTATIVES
PHRF Handicapper: Ron
Holbrook
PHRF Director: Eric Nelson
PIYA Representative: Eric Nel-
son
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A publication of The
Corinthian Yacht Club of
Tacoma
5624 Marine View Drive
Tacoma, WA 98422
Email the editor:
2016 CYCT Officers & Board Members
summer home at Tyee. I cannot wait to see it on the wa-
ter for its first race......
And folks, that is just the first two week......
We have the Single/Double handed race on April 23rd.
So - get your crew ready (Yeah, I know, you only need to
find one at the most, but you really need that one to
count!)
Seattle Yacht Club's Opening Day is just around the cor-
ner as well....
Folks, that is a lot of activities. Be sure to have your
boats up for the challenge. Get that maintenance done
and make sure everything is ready to go. If you have
issues remember - your fellow club members are always
there to lend a helping hand, maybe some encourage-
ment, or help you celebrate a job well done!
On Gardyloo, we just had our reconditioned backstay
adjuster returned after three weeks, which has kept us
off the water. But in the mean time, I figured out our
plumbing and electrical systems and am starting to get
the hang of this big boat thing..... Ready to hit the course
and the cruises.......
I know this is a bit short this month......but like many of
you, there are a lot of chores to get done before we can
stat maxing out the fun meter..... so get it done and we
will see you all on the water very soon.
Eric Nelson
Commodore
S/V Gardyloo
April 2016
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April Fool's day finds Cool Kat on
the hard. The mizzen is pulled,
lying by the boat, AND.. of course
the weather is fantastic. Did
March come in like a lion? It defi-
nitely went out like a lamb. Can't
complain too much .. nice weath-
er for working on boats too.
Turns out; this time of year, you run into a lot of people you
know here. You also meet new people. I am once again
reminded of how close the boating community really is. My
neighbor is working on rewiring his mast. Typical of boats,
Rear
Commodore
Vice
Commodore
Thinking Outside the Club
Every once in a while I think to
myself, “Am I doing enough that
doesn’t benefit only me?”
In younger years we were ex-
tremely active volunteering at
church, coaching youth teams,
we even sponsored a refugee
family (in our home no less.)
Then one just gets - well - tired!
You find how much more time you have when you just do
what you want. And then that question pops up again, “Am
I doing enough that doesn’t benefit only me?”
I know it may sound crazy, but if you’ve been paying atten-
tion this year, all of our general meeting speakers have
been talking about things outside the club. Sort of, are we
doing enough that doesn’t benefit just our club? I mean,
that’s par of what this yacht club thing is all about - if you’re
a Corinthian Yacht Club anyway. Are we contributing to the
sailing community around us?
We’ve learned about the Adventuress and how to be in-
volved with her mission. We’ve met Wes with the Foss Wa-
terway Seaport and heard what they are doing to teach and
celebrate our maritime history. Last month we heard from
Laird Hail and Katlyn Goodheart about the Vessel Traffic
System and how it keeps our waters safe.
And we’re not done. Out our April meeting we’ll hear
from Tarin Todd of the Citizen’s for a Healthy Bay and
learn about how to be involved with derelict vessels in
our waters. Finally in May, we’re hosting Daniel Lochner,
Skipper on the SSS Odyssey, our local Sea Scouts sail-
ing ship.
But listening isn’t being involved. The ladies, in the midst
of all of their planning, have set a goal of sponsoring a
young lady for a week on the Adventuress (that’s $500!)
They’ve issued a challenge to the men to do the same.
Talk to Valerie McKay. Cindy Craig is busy with The
Mountaineers and their sailing wing amongst other sailing
related activities. While the Lovely and Gracious Mrs. St.
John and I will be serving our third season as sailing in-
structors with the Tacoma Women’s Sailing Association
(TWSA.)
That’s the Corinthian way!
Spreading the love and knowledge of safe sailing. Per-
haps it’s time for you to ask that question, Am I doing
enough that doesn’t benefit only me?” Look for those
opportunities. Heck! Look inside the cover of The Main-
sheet. There are still open positions. Volunteer on the
NEW Romeo Charlie. Help Eric out with PHRF and other
acronyms! Sailing is great - that’s why we do it. Be in-
volved supporting the sport and taking care of the beauti-
ful grounds that we sail in.
Ken St. John
Vice Commodore
S/V Naughty By Nature
it could be going better. While assisting him, we talk
of his plans and goals. He is readying his Tartan 37
for he and his wife's adventure "south". I tell him he
should meet the owner of Discovery, Billy Carter.
Billy shows up about then and I introduce him to
Ivan. So now that community has grown again. Ivan
now knows some one who snowbirds in southern
Mexico.. a place to stop and stretch your land legs.
I reflect on how "my community" has grow since be-
ing accepted by the CYCT some four years ago. The
trip has been an excellent adventure. So grow that
community and encourage others to joins us. We all
gain from the new faces and experiences.
Don Kimball
Rear Commodore
S/V Cool Kat
(Currently home ported, Hylebos Boatyard)
April 2016
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Racing
WE ARE ALMOST THERE!!
Racing starts April 13,
skippers meeting at Tyee II
1800 hours, first warning
1855.
Your Racing Committee
accepted delivery from Joe
Salz of our new Romeo
Charlie. We took her for a
test run last Saturday. Pretty impressive. She will do over
20 knots and maneuvers nicely. I am excited about a new
season with this new asset. You and see her at Tyee II
from the club house deck. A great job will done Joe Salz.
Earlier in mid - March I attended the USCG/Yacht Racing
meeting at 48* North. I was disappointed that only two
Yacht Clubs attended. CYCS Sandpoint and CYCT. To our
benefit our attendance was recalled from last year. I
discussed our dilemma of having to file permits for races
135 days prior to a race only to find the filed course does
not relate to the race day wind conditions. I did learn that
there is some limited flexibility. I will attempt to
incorporate this new information into our racing program.
Finally, we held our Racing Rules of Sailing Seminar last
Wednesday, April 6th at the TYEE II Club House. This
was a late change of venue. We introduced new
information being enacted for this season. Please check
out the 2016 CYCT Race Book and General Sailing
Instructions - . Then come out Wednesday for RACING.
Also coming up April 23rd the Spring Singlehand /
Doublehand. Lets get to it!
Lets go Racing!
Don Kimball
Race Captain
PHRF SAIL MEASUREMENT WORK
PARTY
A big part of any PHRF rating is
getting the right measurement for
either a plus (slower) or minus (faster)
adjustment to the standard base
rating for your boat. Unfortunately,
measurement of sails is not easy, and often measurement
is based on information from sail makers, previous owners,
and any other source available other than getting out the
tape measure. And at times, this information is not
accurate. Also, sails are often replaced without considering
changes in sail size that may affect the boats rating.
To ensure sails are rated for their proper size, CYCT will
conduct a sail measurement work party starting at 10:00
am on Saturday May 21st at Dan Walkers warehouse
(1524 45th St, Suite # 101, Sumner). If the workshop is
successful, Eric Nelson, President PHRF, will look at
establishing this procedure for all PHRF Clubs.
At the March 11th CYCT General Meeting, we will select
three boats at random from the CYCT boats that currently
hold a PHRF rating. These boats will be required to bring
their largest spinnaker and jib to the measurement work
party. Also, if anybody not drawn at random wants to
check the measurement of their sails, please bring them to
the work party. if you cannot make this date, give me a call
and we will pick up the sails from you for measurement.
We did not include mains because of the difficulty of
removing from the mast. But, if you want your main
measured, bring it along. After measurement, any
adjustments, faster or slower, will be made to your rating.
We will provide hot dogs on the grill and some liquid
refreshment for the hard task at hand.
For anybody that currently does not have a PHRF rating,
this would be a great time to bring your sails in for
measurement and join the fun and challenge of PHRF
racing. Connie and I learned a lot about our boat and
sailing through competitive PHRF racing that contributed
more than anything else for having us and our boat ready
to go offshore. Reaching with that chute in 15 knots or
downwind in 20 to 30 knots of breeze gets you ready for
what to expect when you turn left at Neah Bay or right at
Port Hardy.
Ron Holbrook, PHRF Handicapper
S/V Constellation
(253) 826-5109
April 2016
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2016 CYCT Racing Schedule
April 13 Wednesday Spring Series Windseekers 90 Min
April 20 Wednesday Spring Series Windseekers 90 Min
April 23 Saturday Spring Singlehand Doublehand 8.3 NM
April 27 Wednesday Spring Series Windseekers 90 Min
May 4 Wednesday Spring Series Windseekers 90 Min
May 11 Wednesday Spring Series Windseekers 90 Min
May 18 Wednesday Late Spring Series Windseekers 120 Min
May 25 Wednesday Late Spring Series Windseekers 120 Min
June 1 Wednesday Late Spring Series Windseekers 120 Min
June 8 Wednesday Late Spring Series Windseekers 120 Min
June 15 Wednesday Late Spring Series Windseekers 120 Min
June 22 Wednesday Summer Series Windseekers 120 Min
June 25 Saturday Manzanita Margarita 3 Hour Tour #1 10.3 NM
June 29 Wednesday Summer Series Windseekers 120 Min
July 6 Wednesday Summer Series Windseekers 120 Min
July 9 Saturday Ruston Classic 3 Hour Tour #2 6.3 NM
July 13 Wednesday Summer Series Windseekers 120 Min
July 20 Wednesday Summer Series Windseekers 120 Min
July 27 Wednesday Late Summer Series Windseekers 90 Min
August 3 Wednesday Late Summer Series Windseekers 90 Min
August 10 Wednesday Late Summer Series Windseekers 90 Min
August 17 Wednesday Late Summer Series Windseekers 90 Min
August 20 Saturday Vashon Challenge 33 NM
August 24 Wednesday Late Summer Series Windseekers 90 Min
September 3 Saturday Windseekers Awards Race 3 Hour Tour #3 4.8 NM
September 17 Saturday Point Robinson Point Series #1 13.2 NM
October 1 Saturday Point Defiance Point Series #2 12.1 NM
October 8 Saturday Sailors Memorial Singlehand 6.7 NM
October 15 Saturday Neill Point Point Series #3 10.7 NM
October 29 Saturday Browns Point Point Series #4 11.7 NM
April 2016
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Come and join your club at the 2016 Daffodil Marine Parade at Tacoma Yacht Club. Events go on all weekend and you
don’t have to be on your boat to enjoy. That said, the CYCT will be well represented.
Fair winds,
Rich and Angie Morales
Fleet Captains Cruising
S/V Arabesque
April 15-17 Daffodil Marine Parade at Tacoma Yacht Club. Theme is "Fun in
the Sun". There still may be time to register. Please go to
www.tacomayachtclub.org for details.
May 6-8 Opening Day at Seattle Yacht Club. Theme is "Great Es-
cape". For details go to www.syc.org. Scroll to middle of page
and click on Opening Day 2016.
May 28-30 Memorial Day Cruise. OPEN or NO HOST
June 18-19 Father's Day Cruise. Hosts Tom & Jen Tenney. Location TBD
July 2-4 Fourth of July Cruise. OPEN or NO HOST
July 23-24 Second Annual Zombie Cruise. Hosts
Don & Deb McAdams. Des
Moines Marina
August 13-14 Fourth Annual Wine, Wind, &
Song. Hosts Ken & Julie St.
John. Long Branch
September 3-5 Labor Day Cruise. OPEN or NO
HOST
October 22-23 Windseekers Winery Land Cruise.
Hosts Eric & Aubrey Nel-
son. Woodinville
November 19-20 Wacky Commodore's
Cruise. Hosts Paul & Linda Case.
Arabella's Gig Harbor.
December 31 Uncruise New Year’s Eve
Cruising
April 2016
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Members
Abroad
Bev and Lew Channing
S/V Suzanne
www.sailblogs.com/
member/channing/
Dennis and Becky Flannigan
S/V Kokomo
After 10 years of dream-ing we are off. Follow along as we move about the globe fixing our boat in different cul-tures and exotic places.
http://
www.kokomosailing.com/
Gardyloo Consulting LLC
Eric Nelson - Manager
253-380-3947 [email protected]
Residential and Commercial New and Renovation Work
Construction Management and Estimating, Constructability Reviews, Site
Planning, Work Scope Development
Erosion and Sediment Control Design, Review, and Monitoring
Keep track of our non-resident members as they live the life we only
dream of!
Women’s
Sailing
Many of the CYCT women are planning to attend this
annual seminar. Registration is now open and it does
fill up fast, so what are you waiting for?
April 2016
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May 2016 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
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8 9 10 11 12 13 14
15 16 17 18 19 20 21
22 23 24 25 26 27 28
29 30 31
Check CYCT.com for additional information on meetings and races Memorial Day
Cruise
TBD
Photo by Julie St. John
April 2016 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
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10 11 12 13 14 15 16
17 18 19 20 21 22 23
24 25 26 27 28 29 30
7 PM General Meeting
(Johnny’s)
7 PM Board Meeting
(Johnny’s)
Spring
Single-Hand/
Double-Hand
Race
WINDSEEKERS
Spring Series
WINDSEEKERS
Spring Series
WINDSEEKERS
Spring Series
Daffodil Parade
Cruise
TYC
Daffodil Parade
Cruise
TYC
Daffodil Parade
Cruise
TYC
7 PM General Meeting
(Johnny’s)
WINDSEEKERS
Spring Series
WINDSEEKERS
Spring Series
WINDSEEKERS
Late Spring
Series
WINDSEEKERS
Late Spring
Series
Memorial Day
Cruise
TBD
Memorial Day
Cruise
TBD
Opening Day
Cruise
SYC
Opening Day
Cruise
SYC
Opening Day
Cruise
SYC
April 2016
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Saw it on facebook A card was sent to Kirk and Carla Parker
after the loss of Kirk’s brother
Please contact Julie regarding members
who could use a little “sunshine”.
Julie St. John
S/V Naughty By Nature
253-632-3273
Happy Birthday to our CYCT
Members
Sunshine
On The Cover
Tom and Jen-
nifer Tenney’s
new boat “Wind
Wizard”
Stef Thordarson April 2
Gloria Peterson April 9
Debbie McAdams April 17
Don McAdams April 19
Carol MacKinnon April 24
Susan Pinkham April 27
Brian White April 29
CYCT has a Facebook page open only to
members of the CYCT! To join, search for the
group “Corinthian Yacht Club Tacoma” and
request membership.
THAT’S GOTTA HURT
April 2016
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Secretary
CYCT General Meeting Minutes 2016
Month: March
The meeting was called to order at 7:05 pm on March 14, 2016, by Our Commodore, Eric Nelson.
Around the room introductions were made. Motion was made and seconded to approve the prior month’s minutes as
posted in the Mainsheet.
Shining Light Award: Jen Tenney nominated Don McAdams & Don Kimball for assistance with getting their new boat
home after their grounding. Unanimous.
Reports
Vice Commodore: Ken St John- Speakers for tonight are Laird Hail and Kate Goodheart from Vessel traffic. The
April speaker will be Derelict boat speaker, Tarin Todd, and then the Sea Scout skipper, Daniel Lochner, will be
in May.
Rear Commodore: Don Kimball- Didn’t blow away in yesterday’s storm. May need a work party cleanup for in
and around the clubhouse.
Past Commodore: Paul Case— No report.
Treasurer: Dana Bachellerie-Gage- collecting dues in person tonight or by mail. Refilling the accounts that were
lowered with the new RC boat purchase. The reserves went from $50,000 to approximately @25,000.
Secretary: Debbie McAdams- No report
Membership Chair: Brock and Janice Vanravenswaay- please pay your dues and be part of us. She has some
new members planning to join next month.
Fleet Captain Cruising: Angie and Rich Morales- April 15-17 is the Daffodil Marine Parade at TYC. The Tenneys
have extra room aboard Wind Wizard for someone needing a bunk to sleep in. May 6-8 is Opening Day in
Seattle. Make your reservations on SYC’s website.
Fleet Captain Racing: Don Kimball— Windseekers is coming up in April. There is another Racing Rules
Seminar April 6. It will be different from before. Bring you crew. Location TBA.
Education: Penny Shen will volunteer and Cindy Craig has also volunteered to assist.
Social: Open
Club Merchandise: Jennifer Tenney- please buy some cool CYCT gear. Put in your pre-orders, we need 12
minimum to get the price break. See www.cyct.com for more information.
Mainsheet: Ken St John— no report
Sunshine: Julie St. John— Congrats to Debbie and Don McAdams new grandson, Connor, (8 lbs 4 oz) and Tom
and Jen Tenney for their new boat, Wind Wizard, a 37 foot X-Yacht.
Webmaster: Kirk Parker— Thanks to Jen Tenney for extra hands on with website. He will have a proposal at the
next board meeting to have members be able to add own content.
Long Range Planning: Eric nelson will have a report at the next general meeting.
Floating Assets: Joe Salz— New committee boat is out in parking lot for all to see. He and the committee bought
a C-Dory for $25,000, sold the smaller outboard engine. RC Cola to sponsor RC boat, $4,000 K per year, but to
get that sponsorship, no alcohol will be allowed.
Publicity: Cindy Craig— South Sound Racing page is up on Facebook and getting likes.
April 2016
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Women’s Sailing: Dana Bachellerie-Gage— Sat 5/21 is the Women’s Sailing Seminar in Olympia; Really good…
Register on line and $35 fee includes lunch. Planning meeting at the Olympus Spa celebrating Sue Pinkham ’s
29th birthday Tues, Mar 22. Concurrent M.A.I.D.S session, location to be announced,
Trophies: Steve Wagner- Secret business to talk about in parking lot. (First person to email me at
[email protected] will get a beverage of choice when I see you next. Deb)
Racing Protests: Eric Nelson— no report
PHRF Director: Eric Nelson— no report
PHRF Handicapper: Ron Holbrook—There is a new chief handicapper, Neil Bennett. There is an appeals
process if you don’t like your rating. Ron can help you with that.
NW Boating Council: Ron Holbrook— no report
Dinghies: The boats have not yet been turned over to their new owners. Some pieces were missing. Most have
been sold, but more still available. Billy and Soo Carter would like an Opti.
Commodore’s Report: Working on some interfacing with other clubs. We can have our dinghy dock at Delin for
CYCT dinghies to be stored on and sailed from.
Old Business— none
New Business— Valerie McKay challenged the Gybe Ho’s to raise $500 for a scholarship for one young woman
to do a week sailing camp on the Adventuress. She challenged the men to do the same for a young man.
Birthdays announced-
BREAK
Raffle-
o Red wine won by Joe Salz
o Bota brick Merlot with Thin Mint Girl Scout cookies won by Jen Tenney
o Guinness Blonde Beer won by Sue Pinkham
o “Tightwads on the Loose” book autographed copy won by the Broadheads
o Pinot Noir and Shortbread cookies- Don and Debbie McAdams
o Zinfandel and Samosa cookies won by Soo Carter
o Jameson won by Kirk Parker
o Big fender/cushion, flares won by Soo Carter
Speaker: Laird Hall, Director and Kate Goodheart from Vessel Traffic. They are part of the US Coast Guard. Part of their
mission is to enhance safety in Puget Sound. The US and Canada have a cooperative VTS system and cover the entire
Salish Sea, including military, pleasure vessels, commercial vessels, fishing vessels, ferry traffic. US and Canada have a
cooperative VTS. Check their website and FB page.
Motion to adjourn meeting was made by Billy Carter and seconded by Steve Wagner. The meeting was adjourned at
2125.
Respectfully Submitted by
Debbie McAdams Recording Secretary
S/V Red Splash
April 2016
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Basic Rules
You must be a CYCT member or sponsored by a CYCT member to post an item.
Each month the CYCT posting member must submit their items for sale before the last week of each month (send your post to
Items must be submitted each month or they will not be reposted.
You are responsible to sell your item so you must in-
For Sale Red Splash $59,950
Red Splash is 1989 X-342 spirited racer cruiser
18 hp Volvo diesel
Good sail inventory
Folding prop
Dinghy
Contact Don McAdams at
253-250-1346
April 2016
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The View From the Rear (Musings of a Casual Racer)
Still it grew and grew and grew some more
Enough I said! This is war!
I’ll claw, I’ll fight, I will persist
This is the green apocalypse
I’m not talking a small altercation
I’m talking total annihilation
I assembled all my tools of war
From the grocery and the hardware store
Soaps and cleansers, bleach and then
My secret weapon, Barkeeper’s Friend
Bucket, hose and lots of rags
brushes, more brushes and scotchbrite pads
I put on shorts, I bared my toes
And thus prepared I faced my foe
I started on the cabin top
I scrubbed and scrubbed and did not stop
First I tried the Simple Green
Which is how I usually clean
Then on my knees I crawled the deck
Attacking every single speck
Attack attack attack again
With stiff brush with Barkeeper’s Friend
The tide was turning, there was no doubt
Until the Barkeeper’s Friend ran out
Still I didn’t stop and I didn't cry
I’ll fight this fight till one of us dies
Hours later, last rays of light
I declared that I had won the fight
My back a mess, my knuckles bleeding
I had stopped the spores from breeding
Finally content, I poured a drink
Put up my feet and dared to think
Of summer when the green stuff goes
Below water on the hull to grow
Ken St. John
S/V Naughty By Nature
I know where the green
stuff grows
Last weekend I spent the
best part of a Saturday
doing that rite of spring -
scrubbing all of the winter
growth off of the boat. Of
course I’d already done
that in February but that’s
beside the point. I’ve
written a poem to
commemorate this solemn event.
I know where the green stuff grows
On station bases, on whisker poles
In every crack, in every crevice,
A greener green than kale and lettuce
I grows where i thought nothing did
In interstices of non-skid
It grows on teak and fiberglass
it grows like lightning, It grows fast
It grows and grows and grows and grows
It clogs up all the limber holes
even lines laid on the deck
Will turn to green - Now what the heck!
The dodger, every canvas piece
Displays this special verdigris
The green stuff even coats the stitches
Those polyester sons of bitches
Or maybe Dacron, I don’t know
I just know where the green stuff grows
Even bits you thought were clean
Display a shadow of the green
It was just last month I washed the boat
A winter’s day with rays of hope
But no soon had I turned my back
That lousy stuff had all grown back
Grown back and even multiplied
And grown some more - I almost cried
