YACHT CLUBS OF MARYLAND

scuttlebutt and spindrift

                                            by "Salty sam the sea dog"

[Editor's Note:  "Scuttlebutt and Spindrift" will be a regular feature on this website and will contain the mutterings of Salty Sam, a wise but crusty old sea captain who loves gossip and is never afraid to use his sharp tongue to speak his mind about the fun and foibles of his shipmates around the Bay!!]  

Ahoy there, me hearties! No Skunk Flag stories yet. Perhaps Salty needs to buy a few rounds to loosen some tongues. Meanwhile the Clock of the Bay has made its 5th port change in 2010 having been fairly won from Belvedere YC. After getting "the call", Commodore Jim Force was able to round up Gloria Miceli to help tend bar for a very thirsty crew of pirates. After much fun by all, the clock was taken to its new home to be proudly displayed. Salty is sworn to secrecy about what yacht club holds it because clock tradition requires that would be clock pirates hunt for it.

Another Commodore Kidnapping occurred on May 22nd! If your club gets "the call", your club must quickly form a rescue party and go to the club holding your Commodore.

Polly the Parrot update.

There was a recent occurrence in the "Polly the Parrot" Eastern Yacht Club bird napping of 2009. A delivery on YCM’s doorstep was conveyed to Eastern Yacht Club during their opening day ceremony. It seems a box was delivered with a note attached which read:

"To whom it may concern,

Here you will find the parrot known as Polly the parrot. You must take it to Eastern Yacht Club and give it back. We found this parrot when traveling north on route 5 in San Diego. This parrot is the most unruly creature on the bay. We gave it crackers and it said "I want a Burrito". We gave it water and it said "I want tequila". We asked it to hurry up and finish and it said "Ondalay – ondalay". It smells like a cigar and we think it was south of the boarder and picked up some bad habits. Please return to Eastern Yacht Club for some much needed reprogramming. We have enclosed 50 bucks for your trouble.

Watch your fingers.

Lefty"

When the box was opened it was discovered that yet another kid bird-napping had taken place as all that was found, along with a few feathers and some bird-seed was a note which read:

I have your parrot and your 50 bucks... Apparently the last guy didn’t know how to handle a Mexican Parrot. Anytime they become board they start acting up. All you have to do is feed them some jumping beans and it keeps them occupied for hours.

The tequila helps too but that’s for the guy watching the bird.

We will be in touch …

It gives us much hope that Polly is alive and … can we say well?

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