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On the Wire - Humor
Vol 2 - Issue 8 July/August 1998

The right person in the right position

By Rob Morse

You have heard of the declining numbers of beach cat sailors. This decline has effected even the internet. Fearing the demise of our virtual sailing school, The Rusty Spinnaker, I am seeking positions for our staff. I hope the readers of "On the Wire" will find the appropriate use for our staff and the consultants upon which we rely. I present to you, our staff-

SAILING CREW Sailing tactician- Vera Lee
Our foredeck anchoring crew- Rusty Rhodes and Misty Moore
Our Celestial Navigator- Miss Star Ree
Course plots by Rusty Marks
Night foredeck watch- I. C. Waters and Miss T Vu
Fleet spiritual advisor- Hobie Juan Kenobie
Sailing school disciplinarian is Euell B. Baits.


OPERATIONS SUPPORT STAFF
Our Provisioners- Mora Penny, Selma Soul and Less S. Moore
Our director of crew Accommodations- Dusty Sheets and Leona Helmsalee
Our Boat Trailer Driver and artist-ToLoose LaTrack
Ships Plumbers- Grey Watters and Headly Reams
Sail Repair by Euripedes Salles
Harbor pilots- Rex A. Shore and Sandy Bar
Centerboard and rudder repair (From Jamaica)- Sandy Boardman
Fiberglass Hull Repair by Ichi Bahn and Ima Glasser
Crew gossup collumnist- Emmaley Stern Post


TECHNICAL STAFF
Keel boat satbility calculations- Ilene Moore
Multihull stability calculations by Ilene Wright
Spar and Rigging by Higham "Too Tall" Riggs
Hull Hydrodynamicist- Max Knots
Weatherman- Buefort Scale
Dermatologist and Sunblock tester- Fairly Burns
The archivist of Nautical anchoring horror stories- Long Chainey
Vestibular Motion sensitivity tests by Chuck Hurley
Our ships surgeon- Doc Bumpers


BUSINESS STAFF
Our Government Lobbyist -"Jessie" Lee Helms
Used Multihull brockerage by Rex Moore and Warren T Sales


Rob Morse
jmorse@jps.net

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