Excerpt from A to Z of the Sea
by Julian Putley

The A to Z of the Sea by Julian Putley
One young boating mother is going to apply two more coats of anti foul to the bottom of her yacht. She's terrified of bird flu.
One evening at the bar a retiree who was 'going yachting' complained that his compass was 'all over the place.' "You’ll have to swing the compass," I said.
Next day I saw him again, "I got rid of that problem," he said, "Deep sixed it, just like you said."
