Chapter Bank

In which our hero feels different yet at home on the water When the bottom came up Luvi could see it coming. The deep dark blue of 1000 ft. of water beneath the hull may change character with the angle of the sun or the force of the wind, but the depth of the shade when the bottom is now 100 or even 30 ft. is a different difference. For the surface and the bottom, while both planes of transition are subject to different properties. But Luvi thought not of physics or optics or impressionist paintings as they moved onto the bank in midafternoon. He just smiled. A week or two of one thing will bring a smile when you change to another. Luvi had no fear of 1000 ft. of water beneath the keel and he did not really enjoy the lighter aqua shade or even the light blue of 5 fathoms. It was just a smile of change. Old Alvaro called them... [read full story]