Sport: Boat Fever
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The salt in their bones and the water in their blood tell them all they need to know: that whether they arrive at their destination or reach somewhere else, or whether they never get anywhere at all, there is nothing—absolutely nothing—half so much worth doing as simply messing about in boats. Simply messing.
*Chris-Craftsmen feel that the fine old seagoing word "head" smacks too much of hair on the chest and tattooed muscles; the company's admen are looking for a word that nicely defines the head's function at the same time that it denotes a commodious enclosure.
*Proper procedure: move forward, throw out anchor or a bucket with a line on it for a sea anchor. Put on a life preserver. Fix the engine.
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