Whisper Part 1
the sun was still not up yet when the skipper left the front door of his apartment and headed down the street to the boat-yard. He was ready for a great day of sailing with his friend Bob. In his pack he carried peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, apples, nut bars, water, and sun screen, for it promised to be a long voyage, and the weather forecast said sunny skies, scattered clouds, and plenty of wind
The skipper stood waiting on the dock until Bob came and sat on the bench by the shack. "Hey Skip!" said Bob. "you ready to go?"
"Yeah, let's do it" said the skipper. They got in the dinghy and rowed out to the Whisper which was the name of the skippers catboat. She had bright blue top-sides, varnished spars and trim, and a huge barn door rudder.
Bob and Skip climbed into the Whisper, tied the dinghy to the mooring, untied the sail stops, raised the sail, cast off the mooring, and away they went. The little blue catboat came to life and sailed past all the fancy yachts with their lazy owners sitting and swilling drinks, and even fancier motor yachts owned by Lawyers who didn't know anything about handling a boat properly.
A long time ago, the skipper who's name was actually Skip, had a dream of building a boat. He had grown up sailing with his dad in a catboat for many years, and he always wanted one of his own but never quite had the time, space, or money to build one. Skip's dad owned a carpentry business which was a great way to learn about designing and building things. About ten years before Skip built the Whisper he started saving up his money little by little. At the time, skip lived with his parents in a nice respectable neighborhood near the ocean, but skip didn't have a place to build a catboat. After years of searching and asking around, skip found a rich old lady who lived up the street. She had a garage and said skip could use it as long as he didn't make too much mess. "Oh Boy!" said skip, and he thanked her many times.
the sun was still not up yet when the skipper left the front door of his apartment and headed down the street to the boat-yard. He was ready for a great day of sailing with his friend Bob. In his pack he carried peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, apples, nut bars, water, and sun screen, for it promised to be a long voyage, and the weather forecast said sunny skies, scattered clouds, and plenty of wind
The skipper stood waiting on the dock until Bob came and sat on the bench by the shack. "Hey Skip!" said Bob. "you ready to go?"
"Yeah, let's do it" said the skipper. They got in the dinghy and rowed out to the Whisper which was the name of the skippers catboat. She had bright blue top-sides, varnished spars and trim, and a huge barn door rudder.
Bob and Skip climbed into the Whisper, tied the dinghy to the mooring, untied the sail stops, raised the sail, cast off the mooring, and away they went. The little blue catboat came to life and sailed past all the fancy yachts with their lazy owners sitting and swilling drinks, and even fancier motor yachts owned by Lawyers who didn't know anything about handling a boat properly.
A long time ago, the skipper who's name was actually Skip, had a dream of building a boat. He had grown up sailing with his dad in a catboat for many years, and he always wanted one of his own but never quite had the time, space, or money to build one. Skip's dad owned a carpentry business which was a great way to learn about designing and building things. About ten years before Skip built the Whisper he started saving up his money little by little. At the time, skip lived with his parents in a nice respectable neighborhood near the ocean, but skip didn't have a place to build a catboat. After years of searching and asking around, skip found a rich old lady who lived up the street. She had a garage and said skip could use it as long as he didn't make too much mess. "Oh Boy!" said skip, and he thanked her many times.
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