{"id":46413,"date":"2017-02-06T12:13:17","date_gmt":"2017-02-06T12:13:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cornellsailing.com\/de\/2017\/02\/four-old-farts-an-atlantic-crossing-poem\/"},"modified":"2017-02-09T12:58:04","modified_gmt":"2017-02-09T12:58:04","slug":"four-old-farts-an-atlantic-crossing-poem","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cornellsailing.com\/de\/2017\/02\/four-old-farts-an-atlantic-crossing-poem\/","title":{"rendered":"Four Old Farts: An Atlantic Crossing Poem"},"content":{"rendered":"

Jeff Cook on Bright Eyes<\/em> was inspired by his Atlantic crossing to write this poem.
\n The crew of the yacht Bright Eyes<\/em> was the oldest crew in this year\u2019s Odysseys, their average age being 70 years young.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nigel Powell, Stewart Burness, Jeffrey Cook, Graham Reid<\/p><\/div><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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4 Old Farts<\/h2>\n

4 Old Farts and a brave little ship
\n Do set forth on an epic Trip
\n To cross an ocean fierce and wide
\n Where there be monsters that doth abide.<\/p>\n

Some of little white hair and some of plenty
\n Dry stores full and booze stores empty
\n They reach down south to test their skills
\n Of seamanship and friendship with iron wills.<\/p>\n

With brave heart and timeless grace
\n Our little Bright Eyes sets the pace
\n With clever Duogen and bright new Parasail
\n The 4 Old Farts will prevail.<\/p>\n

Fierce winds and ocean will have no master
\n But the 4 Old Farts must go faster.
\n Our bold skipper brave of heart and of little fright
\n Orders the Parasail To fly day and night.<\/p>\n

4 Old Farts seek the wind that suits them best
\n One that’s steady and fast going West
\n Too far south some do cry
\n But not with our Parasail Flying High.<\/p>\n

With Parasail set high with sheets and guy
\n Days and miles go flashing by
\n In the depths of night under stars of wonder
\n A black cloud comes of wind and thunder.<\/p>\n

3 Old Farts dash on deck to help their chum
\n Only 2 are dressed and one with bare bum
\n 4 Old Farts douse the beast that’s flying high
\n And retrieve the flailing sheets and guy.<\/p>\n

With halyard block smashed to the floor
\n Our bold bright kite can fly high no more
\n In stronger winds and creaming wake trails
\n 4 Old Farts set their snowy white sails.<\/p>\n

A lone white bird watches from up high
\n A long white tail streams to glide it by
\n Our brave little ship alone on the deep
\n A caring eye our white friend doth keep.<\/p>\n

Our cool skipper bold as brass
\n Reels in a Mahe Mahe from under sea grass
\n One yard long and gleaming yellow in the sun
\n A heart meal for all but one.<\/p>\n

4 Old Farts white hair grows ever longer
\n Bushy white beards grow ever stronger
\n Itchy thick hair on every double chin
\n The more to find curious things that reside within.<\/p>\n

4 Old Farts with 100 leagues to go
\n Trim and retrim their sails white as snow
\n And prance the deck to increase the pace
\n Who said “its not a race”.<\/p>\n

To our wives with thanks and a hearty cheer
\n For us there may not be a better year
\n The 4 Old Farts are but mere men
\n Fast coming 3 score years and ten.<\/p>\n

Jeff Cook
\n Crew of Bright Eyes<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

In Barbados, the crew of Bright Eyes are awarded the title of Senior Argonauts.<\/p><\/div><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Jeff Cook on Bright Eyes was inspired by his Atlantic crossing to write this poem. The crew of the yacht Bright Eyes was the oldest crew in this year\u2019s Odysseys, their average age being 70 …<\/p>\n

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