The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #60568   Message #1141869
Posted By: Naemanson
20-Mar-04 - 04:10 PM
Thread Name: News From Guam
Subject: RE: News From Guam
Amos, waiting is. You cannot grok a person or event until waiting fills. You should wait, praising and cherishing this event until you grok it in its fullness.

In other words, I will tell you when I find it. **grin**

I forgot to mention that I found out how the canoe sailors deal with a storm at sea. When the seas build up too rough to sail in they take down the sail and lash it to the deck. they then lash themselves and anything loose to the canoe, let it fill up with water and ride out the storm, either inside the canoe or hanging on to the outrigger. Once the storm passes they bail out the canoe and raise the sail.

Also, I found out that the canoe ships water continuously while sailing. A loaded canoe has almost no freeboard so every wave adds to the load. There is one person who bails continuously while at sea. There is even a special seat built into the bottom of the canoe for him/her to sit in while working.