Josh…great article!!….Very close to home…onetime I was sailing with cousin Frank in his SCAMP “B Frank” down the Apalachicola River….at night we would camp (he aboard B Frank)…me in a 1 Person Backpack Tent ashore….I asked about some huge gators that we had seen….and WHY I was sleeping ashore??…He said because I was from California and didn’t know any better!!
Love this tribute to Frank's sailing chaos. That drain plug story captures something real about small boat sailing where half the adventure is fixing what you didnt plan for. The sharks comment at the end is perfect timing, classic sailing humor where the punchline waits until someone's already committed. These stories stick around becuase they're about friendship as much as boats.
Josh…great article!!….Very close to home…onetime I was sailing with cousin Frank in his SCAMP “B Frank” down the Apalachicola River….at night we would camp (he aboard B Frank)…me in a 1 Person Backpack Tent ashore….I asked about some huge gators that we had seen….and WHY I was sleeping ashore??…He said because I was from California and didn’t know any better!!
B. Frank was one of my favorite writers. His columns were a joy to read.
Josh and Cousin Dan are great friends and sailing companions, and we've always made it back
only slightly scathed. Maybe this is the year for another adventure.
I hope so.
Glad to see you stopped by. Readers demand an encore!
Perfect
Hahaha!! Great article, Josh! So funny!! Sounds like Frank B is quite the character!!
This is one of the funniest things I've ever read.
Love this tribute to Frank's sailing chaos. That drain plug story captures something real about small boat sailing where half the adventure is fixing what you didnt plan for. The sharks comment at the end is perfect timing, classic sailing humor where the punchline waits until someone's already committed. These stories stick around becuase they're about friendship as much as boats.
--and then what?
Rum. Lots of rum.
Priceless