FIRST MATE
Let's start at the very beginning –
A very good place to start –
When you read you begin with
SAILOR 1
A-B-C!
FIRST MATE
When you sail you begin with Dip-Rat-Mast
CREW
Dip-Rat-Mast?
FIRST MATE
Dip-Rat-Mast. The first three terms just happen to be Dip-Rat-Mast!
CREW
Dip-Rat-Mast!
FIRST MATE
Dip-Rat-Mast-Furl-Lash-Sail-Tar!
Let's ee if I can make it easier – Watch:
Dip, lower then raise a flag
Rat, the vermin of the sea
Mast, a pole that goes way up
Furl, to roll up sails neatly
Sail, to get from here to there
Lash, to tie with rope or twine
Tar, don't get it in your hair
That will bring us back to Dip!
SAILOR 1
Dip!
FIRST MATE
Lower then raise a flag!
SAILOR 2
Rat!
FIRST MATE
The vermin of the sea!
SAILOR 3
Mast –
FIRST MATE
A pole that goes way up – Furl-
CREW
To roll up sails neatly!
FIRST MATE
Sail –
CREW
To get from here to there!
FIRST MATE
Lash –
CREW
To tie with rope or twine! Tar!
FIRST MATE
Don't get it in your hair
ALL
That will bring us back to Dip!
SAILOR
Is that what you call a course in seamanship, Dip, Rat, Mast and so on?
FIRST MATE
No, Dip-Rat-Mast and so on are only the tools we use to build a course in seamanship.
SAILOR
Isn't that what I just said?"
FIRST MATE
(ignoring him) Once we have them in our heads, we can do any chore
SAILOR
How?
FIRST MATE
By mixing the order up!
Sail, Dip, Lash, Furl, Mast, Dip, Rat
Do that now!
CREW
Sail, Dip, Lash, Furl, Mast, Dip, Rat
FIRST MATE
Sail, Dip, Lash, Tar, Dip, Rat, Dip
CREW
Sail, Dip, Lash, Tar, Dip, Rat, Dip
SAILOR
But that doesn't make sense!
FIRST MATE
Life doesn't make sense – That's what causes the world to go round and round. You put one task in each chore…
When you know the terms to use,
You can go on most any cruise!
Together!
ALL
When you know the terms to use,
You can go on most any cruise!