It had been a long winter and I was looking forward to sailing my sixty-foot sailboat out into the Caribbean Ocean as in the last month I had filled the water tanks, shopped for food for a three-week supply, and made sure all the sails were in excellent shape. I needed at least one other person to help me get the "Lucky 13" out into open water as I would use the engine to power out past the jetties.
The "Lucky 13" and I went back a few years as I bought it as a project and a place to live as I worked near the water and with an air card for my computer I could send and receive files for work as I needed. Being a full-time writer allowed me the luxury to work from anywhere in the world and as often or as seldom as needed. My ship had all the latest navigation equipment such as radar and GPS so I would know exactly where I was on the planet at any moment. A few buddies up till now had gone out with me on short day trips, but this was going to be a three-week trip and I wanted to make sure I had a good "First Mate" for the voyage. The cockpit cover was in place so during the day I would not get sunburned and the decks were clear to be able to let the sail booms move freely.
I did know two different women who always said they would enjoy a voyage out to sea with me and later that night after a dinner of fresh fish and rice I called Lynn and she told me she was tied up with work and would love to sail, but could not make it. I was disappointed at the news and then called Linda and she asked to give her two days to clean up her calendar so she could be gone for a few weeks.
I hung up the phone and went to take a shower and inspected myself in at the full-length mirror on the head door. Six foot tall with brown curly hair and a mustache on my face strong chest and arms from all the hard work on the ship with a deep reddish bronze tan covering almost all of my body except where my swimsuit covered my groin. As my upper body, my legs were strong and tanned as well with well-defined thighs and calf muscles. Stepping into the shower I lathered my body up and then rinsed off the soap as I did not want to wastewater with a long shower. Drying off I slipped on a pair of loose shorts and went to the main cabin and pulled out a bottle of wine and went topside and sat in the cockpit and enjoyed the warm evening.
The wine made me sleepy and I undressed and laid nude on the queen-sized bed and went to sleep with the sounds of the water lapping against the sides of the hull and slept till the next morning. I was still asleep when I heard a woman's voice outside asking permission to come aboard so I pulled my shorts on over my body and stuck my head out the hatch to see Linda with a small shoulder pack in her arm and a bottle of champagne in the other. I stood up and walked towards her and took her hand as she gracefully stepped aboard. "I thought you needed two days before you were able to go sailing?" I asked her.
"I called my sister and she has a key to my apartment and I was going to go on vacation for a month next week and when I called work they said with the tough economy I could take a week more and start my vacation today. Did I wake you as you look like you just woke up?" she said as she eyed me over.
"Yes I did, but the surprise of you being here helps get the old circulation going" I laughed as I looked her over. Linda was wearing a neon pink halter top that was stretched tight over her 40EE breast and my pulse beat faster as I looked lower and her white shorts were thin enough to show a matching thong. I must have looked too long as she softly slapped my shoulder and then kissed where she slapped me.
"You will see more of me once we get out to open water and I hope to see all of you as well." she dropped her backpack on a cushion in the cockpit and we went below.
"I hope you brought something to work in besides what you have on as it is tough work getting out to sea. I might have a shirt for you if needed." I said as I stepped to the main cabin and went to make up the bed. Linda turned and went topside and came back down into the cabin as I was bent over and as I turned around I told her to place her things in the dresser in the top drawer and get ready to get underway as the day was early and we could make way as soon as we untied the ship.
I saw her bend over and when she did the pink thong inside her sheer shorts again told me the next three weeks. I turned the key to start the small engine and Linda came up topside wearing short denim shorts and a dark blue t-shirt. I pointed to the rails and she jumped onto the dock and untied the "Lucky 13" and then grabbed the railing and back on board. I steered the ship out into the open marina as she walked back towards me. Her breast swayed back and forth under her t-shirt as she walked and once next to me she sat down. The trip out of the marina went smooth and once we were near the jetties I stood up and told her "Take the helm as I need to unfurl the sails." and with that, I stepped out and went to work. I had the sails all set and there was an 8-knot wind which would have us moving at a nice pace and the seas were running only three feet. I came back to the cockpit and the helm and cut the engine as the wind filled the sails.