Boat Drinks - A State of Mind

Introduction by William L. Gills aka Bos'n Bill

It's January, the days are short and the weather up north less than cool; the time of year when looking for relief from the winter doldrums, cabin fever and the blues from lack of sunshine descend upon a once vibrant summer soul.  It's time to go where the weather is easy, the water refreshing and the sunshine a rejuvenation.

Boat Drinks are often part of the "flight from sight" equation this time of year, but more than Margaritas, Pina Coladas and Rum highballs, Boat Drinks is a "state of mind".  As Jimmy Buffet will tell you, it's that time of year when you "gotta' go where it's warm, where everything is right, the pace is slow and there ain't no snow."   I have to agree as I ponder the chill and darkness which becomes the tyranny of winter to a summer loyalist.

Now is the time for all the pale, pasty, sorry excuses for water lovin', land bound scallywags to get away. If you can't flee to paradise, you've still got Boat Drinks. It's only a "state of mind" after all. Be of hearty spirit mateys! Spring is not that far away. 

William L. Gills aka Bos'n Bill is the author of the book, Lubber's Log published by Llumina Press; a boating primer and adventure story about a couples experiences in moving up to a bigger boat.  

You can visit his website here.

The Boater's Attitude - I Think You Get It

Introduction by William L. Gills aka Bos'n Bill

Have you noticed that there seems to be a prevailing attitude among most boaters?  It isn't evident in every boater all of the time, but you see it and feel it when  you're afloat, off the terra firma when the weather is cooperating; when you're experiencing blue sky, blue water, sunsets, the wind in your hair; when you're with your favorite girl, your boat; when time stands still and your cares melt away into a kind of Eden.

Zac Brown and Jimmy Buffett captures the boating attitude in the song Knee Deep.  Watch the silly video and listen to the lyrics and the lilt of the song. I bet it could have been written by you.  

William L. Gills aka Bos'n Bill is the author of the book, Lubber's Log published by Llumina Press; a boating primer and adventure story about a couples experiences in moving up to a bigger boat.  

You can visit his website here.