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Post by jbyoung on Jul 26, 2007 0:40:29 GMT -5
The young man circled the 30-foot sail boat, ensuring that he had pulled all the lines and sheets out of the cleats and winches. The Catalina 30 was already pointed towards into the wind, and so now it was up to Luke to hoist the mainsail. He hiked up his severely sagging brown RipCurl board shorts before tugging down on the line, pulling it until there was resistance. The mainsail was flapping around insanely, but he quickly tied a half figure-eight motion around the cleat, and as he rounded the bottom he grabbed a piece of the line at the top of the cleat, and twisted it around so the free end went under to the inside and formed a loop. He then pushed the loop over the top of the cleat and pull down with the free end until it's tight, fully securing the line.
Luke raised the jib next, securing it to the designated cleat. Everything was flapping like hell now, but he knew that was perfectly natural. He turned the boat to a beam reach, waiting to prepare the boat any further because then it'd start moving. Instead, he pulled off his cream-coloured Ralph Lauren polo and tossed it aside, followed by his brown leather treads. He walked over to the side of the boat, working on the ridiculously complicated knot to untie the sailboat from the docks. All the while, Enter Shikari blared from the stereo he'd installed in the cabin. |
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Post by Kelsi Moon & Alexa Rhodes on Jul 26, 2007 1:17:15 GMT -5
Kelsi stood on the docks looking out to the water her blonde hair swaying in the wind, she was only 17 and yet she looked older most guys thought she was and she liked it too. Kelsi was wearing a sky blue bikini and a denim skirt, white flip flops was on her seven size feet. She was bored staying in her dorm so she took a stroll to the dock and decide to spend the rest of the day looking out to the horizon and forgetting about all the shit that was happing in her life with Ircha and her crew. "It's a lot more calm out here" Kelsi said pressing her pure pink lips together and pulling hair out of her face. Music was going into Kelsi's ears from afar, she started to look around to find out where it came from. As she took a look to her left and then to her right she saw a sail boat which she didn't realize was there until she looked. Kelsi was a small minded person she only saw what she wanted to see and she would only see it if it had to deal with her. Kelsi decide to walk over to the boat and see who was blaring there music. "Ummm hello" she said loud enough to be heard over the music.
0oc// you are still docked right?
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Post by jbyoung on Jul 26, 2007 1:42:52 GMT -5
Luke abruptly looked up from the knot he was busy attempting to untie. He'd almost gotten it when this chick had so rudely interrupted his train of thought. Cocking an eyebrow, he gave her the good ol' once-over. She was, overall, rather attractive. Her nose could use a bit of work, but it's nothing surgery can't fix, right? Okay, so Luke was an arse. But we already knew that. "Can I help you?" he asked her, not sure what she could possibly want from him. She looked roughly his age, and a plastic by the looks of her clothes. She looked vaguely familiar, and he was almost positive Daylin knew her, but he couldn't seem to recall her name or anything like that. |
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Post by Kelsi Moon & Alexa Rhodes on Jul 26, 2007 1:53:45 GMT -5
Kelsi saw a very mature looking man and she gave him a smile. "Oh umm sorry to bother you, but I heard you music and I just wanted to know why your are blaring it so loud" she spoke with a sweet little country coming out in her voice. Kelsi lived in the country for some time so her voice often sounded like that,but not so often that everyone knew it. Kelsi put her hands on her hips and flipped her hair back "Well I guess I shall let you get back to well whatever that is your doing" she said and began to walk back in the other direction.
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Post by jbyoung on Jul 26, 2007 11:29:49 GMT -5
Luke shrugged nonchalantly, "Well, if the music's loud, nobody has to listen to me talk to myself about rigs, booms, and cleats," he explained with a chuckle. True, Luke got carried away with his sailing-talk and when he was on a boat all alone, and there was nobody to socialise with. As she was about to walk away, he walked to the edge , leaning over, "Hey! You're one of Daylin's friends, right?" he called, adding, "Would you fancy coming aboard?" It was always nice to have someone else on the boat so he wouldn't be reduced to talking to himself the entire time. And it was an opportunity to get to know her all the better. Aces. |
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Post by Kelsi Moon & Alexa Rhodes on Jul 26, 2007 22:26:52 GMT -5
Kelsi turned around and walked over to him, "Well Daylin and I aren't really friends" The blonde said walking aboard the boat. The plastic was not one for sailing, but if she was with a guy should would not care where she was. Kelsi looked around the boat and then looked out to the water, "So do you sail often" she asked looking back at him with her stunning hazel eyes, her blonde hair laying on her eyes just so. This girl was a Major flirt and would never be tied down, but for some reason she wanted to get to know this guy instead of just flirting.
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Post by jbyoung on Jul 26, 2007 22:40:04 GMT -5
Luke nodded along. It was probably true. Daylin didn't really have many "friends", they were more just mindless cronies. Whatever, as long as they're attractive, yeah? He watched her climb aboard and promptly finished untying the lead so he could push off and head into the bay. Adjusting the sail and boom, he assured they were line up with the wind accordingly before positioning himself at the jib. "Yeah, when I'm not playing football," he told her, adding, "You... Do you sail or anything?" |
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Post by Kelsi Moon & Alexa Rhodes on Jul 26, 2007 22:51:08 GMT -5
"Hell no... This is the firs time I have been on a boat" She said brushing a few strands of hair out of her face. Kelsi was a little scared for she never sailed and never really been out in the sea. "Ummm so does your girlfriend go sailing with you?" she said cocking her head to the side having her hair drape over her left shoulder.
0oc// sorry a bit of writers block.
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Post by jbyoung on Jul 26, 2007 23:40:55 GMT -5
Luke raised his eyebrows. He found this right shocking considering this was Hawaii, and nearly every plastic had a yacht or a cruise ship or some mode of transportation that worked in a body of water. So how in God's name had she avoided going out on the water...ever? "Really?" he asked, still not quite buying it. But hey, you never know, eh? He had to keep from chuckling at the next bit. "I don't have a girlfriend," he told her simply. |
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Post by Kelsi Moon & Alexa Rhodes on Jul 26, 2007 23:51:05 GMT -5
Kelsi's eyes got bright when she heard that he was single. "Well I am not the type who is one for being out on the water and even when I wen't to my friends yacht party my cousin had to carry me onto the yacht" she said taking her flip flops off and setting them next to her. The sea was very calm so Kelsi wasn't as nervous of being on a boat with no life vest. "OK by the way my name is Kelsi if you didn't know already" she said looking around for a place to sit.
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