Over the bow, arse-backward, and into the drink, dear friends!

[Bilgamesh]

It was a dark and stormy night...

Actually it was beautiful this morning, but the water was very choppy. We were finished skiing and wakeboarding for the day, and making for the dock. Our usual plan is that either my wife or daughter pulls up to the dock and I jump off quickly to go get the trailer. My daughter was driving, the chop was murderous, and she was really having a hard time getting me close enough to the dock without the stern coming around to shallow water. I was rocking and trying to maintain my balance in the bow while reaching with the boat-hook to make another grab at the cleat. Another boater seeing our distress came down the dock to lend a hand. About the time he got ahold of the boat hook, more chop threw me off balance. Time slowed down for an instant, and I had enough time to assess the situation and decided the safest course was to go with the flow and into the water rather than lunge back toward the boat and possibly bang myself up. I shouted, "HERE I GO: WHERE'S THE CAMERA!" I came up out of the water to see my family and the good samaritan having a hearty belly laugh at me, the 240lb soaking wet doofus. It was an embarrasing ending to a good day on the lake.

 

[rbh]

Re: Over the bow, arse-backward, and into the drink, dear friends!

"9.7 from the canadian judge"

 

[john3931]

Re: Over the bow, arse-backward, and into the drink, dear friends!

Too bad no one had a video camera. That could have won you $10,000 on America Funniest Video.

 

[Jeep Man]

Re: Over the bow, arse-backward, and into the drink, dear friends!

Maybe the moderator could move this post to the "Stupid Human Tricks" where you'll be in good company. LMAO until it's my turn to do something like that. Let your family know we will pay for action photos.

 

[ScottinAZ]

Re: Over the bow, arse-backward, and into the drink, dear friends!

dont feel too bad, I had to push the boat off the beach yesterday, and when I was getting back in, my swim platform gave way under the strain. back into the water I go, and none too gracefully at that. It happens......

 

[WAVENBYE2]

Re: Over the bow, arse-backward, and into the drink, dear friends!

I have had my share of embarrising moments too, At least you didn't get hurt, just your pride got wet

 

[Bilgamesh]

Re: Over the bow, arse-backward, and into the drink, dear friends!

I partially blame the episode on these cool looking flip-flops I bought this year. Unfortunately they have de-laminated so that I am moving around on two layers of independently floppy materials. I really like these flip flops, and I have been meaning to buy some gorilla glue and fix 'em. Anyway, fighting the tide, the dock and these wacky shoes was just too much for me today.

 

[packman35]

Re: Over the bow, arse-backward, and into the drink, dear friends!

I feel you pain and almost had you beat!!!

I'll put it this way.... sunscreen + fat belly + leaning over stern to attached tubing rope = slippery. Every see a seal slide into the water at the zoo?

Luckily my toes caught on the seatback just in time to avoid a really embarrassing SHT.

 

[tmcalavy]

Re: Over the bow, arse-backward, and into the drink, dear friends!

Just before you go over you're supposed to lock eyes with your pilot and say..."Wait here Margaret, I'm going in." At least that way they wonder whether it was intentional or .....

 

[lkbum]

Re: Over the bow, arse-backward, and into the drink, dear friends!

I definitely have you beat. About 30 years ago, my VERY FIRST trip to the gas dock at the local marina. I pulled up to the dock, I reached my hand out to the dock hand, the dock hand grabbed my hand and (at this point I should have let him give me a little pull to get completely in) instead, I pulled him right into the water. As I gave him the tug, I could see in his eye "OH SHT", he would have had to clear my windshield to jump into the boat, instead he hit water between my boat and the dock. With shoes on, wallet in pocket and little walkie talkie on his belt. Boy did I feel bad... He was a nice guy though and didn't give me a hard time.

 

[LIQUID PROZAC]

Re: Over the bow, arse-backward, and into the drink, dear friends!

did you have your snorkel gear on?

 

[skargo]

Re: Over the bow, arse-backward, and into the drink, dear friends!

I went for a swim myself 3 weeks ago, I weigh 260lbs. and made quite a splash too :redface:

 

[BumbleBeeTuna]

Re: Over the bow, arse-backward, and into the drink, dear friends!

I recently learned a boat does not stay in one place on the water. I tried to push the stern away from the dock and step into the boat at the same time. When I didn't feel like I had good footing, I tried to step back on to the dock but the dock wasn't where I last placed it. It cost me an iPhone.

 

[Bilgamesh]

Re: Over the bow, arse-backward, and into the drink, dear friends!

It cost me an iPhone.

I lost one too, but that was on a white water rafting trip! I had the phone in a plastic bag, but when I went overboard, the bag had enough air in it to cause it to pop out of the top of my wetsuit and shoot down-river never to be seen again. I rang the crap out of it for two days hoping someone had found it.

 

[BumbleBeeTuna]

Re: Over the bow, arse-backward, and into the drink, dear friends!

I lost one too, but that was on a white water rafting trip! I had the phone in a plastic bag, but when I went overboard, the bag had enough air in it to cause it to pop out of the top of my wetsuit and shoot down-river never to be seen again. I rang the crap out of it for two days hoping someone had found it.

Oh man that's awful. I now have a cheapo Samsung from Walmart. I can't bring myself to pay full price for another one.

 

[dlngr]

Re: Over the bow, arse-backward, and into the drink, dear friends!

Last week my fishing chair came loose,I went over board backwards in 12 feet of water. I grabbed the seat as it floated by,but the mount and extension were gone. As I threw the seat back in the boat,I remembered that my phone was in my pocket. i had always put it in a plastic bag before getting on the boat,but this one time I forgot it in my pocket. Oh well, I was due for a new contract w/free phone anyway.
New phone:today without realizing I had no signal,the boss tried to call me several times,missed a whole days work.
Every time I get a newer phone,it seems the phone is more complicated,more bells and whistles,but the service gets worse.

 

[Bilgamesh]

Re: Over the bow, arse-backward, and into the drink, dear friends!

Must be countless cell phones lost to boating mishaps. Maybe its time somebody came up with a mass market underwater cell phone, waterproof to 1 ATM.