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Top Gun
03 May 2017
We all know the movie......Maverick looks at Goose and they say "I feel the need....the need for speed". But let's set the scene properly. Goose is downstairs on the settee with her sidekick Chewie. Maverick is all alone in the cockpit feeling frisky in the night looking for some entertainment outside of dodging ships and sailboats. Goose trying to get rest so she can relieve Maverick, finds herself in the floor as Maverick is pouring on the speed (tightening sails and steering close to the wind).
When I first thought about this blog post all I could think of was "Men are From Mars". They are all born with a speed gene and when they get the moment, aliens invade and it is all you can you not to laugh. Yes I will admit laughing is not always my first choice, but I look at that boyish grin and know "all is right" in his world. Most women (especially sailboaters) know the look or the sense of accomplishment our boys get when on a great tack.
So we are currently headed to Hampton and should have anchor down by dinner. The winds will be on our nose going up the Chesapeake so we will wait to make that journey tomorrow when the winds shift out of the east. It will be another sleigh ride.