Arrgh!  Are you a Pirate or are you a Landlubber?

Avast, scallywags.  I’m thinkin’ we be needin’ some training to be real Pirates.  Was the sun too hot for you last Saturday?  Did ya melt in your skivvies?  Alas, you sharkbait, we are headin’ back indoors.

This one will be a Home Meet at the Alvin High School as we flog the La Porte Dogfish, so all hands on deck.  Click here for some bits of info like events, directions, and other stuff.  If you are going to be a no show, you best be letting me Clerk of Course know immediately, or else.  Please call to inform Patti at 832-725-7388.  Please do not call this number for any other reason, unless you be wantin’ to walk the plank. 

Bring your doubloons for grub and grog.  We always have a pretty good spread at our concessions.  And you want to support our team, right? 

If comfort is what you’re after, you yellow-bellied blaggard, then bring blankets, sleeping bags, air mattresses, pillows, two towels, goggles, swim cap, change of clothes, and entertainment.  And you best be bringin’ your Pirate Spirit. 

We will begin check-in at 6:45 a.m.  We will end check-in at 7:15 a.m.  Don’t be late or you will be keelhauled.  We throw the lads and lassies into the pool around 7:30 a.m.  Those that don’t sink, we’ll pull out to race the bilge-suckin’ Dogs.  To check in, look for the junior cap’n.  They will be in place to circle your name, give you your event stickers, and write your event numbers on your arm.  Don’t even think about gettin’ all cozy in your spot before you get those lads and lassies checked in.

And now for some bad news or as I like to call it – crew entertainment . . .  If you sign up for a meet and you fail to attend without informing the Clerk, your swimmer will be penalized by sitting out one meet and the parents will be swabbing decks.  If you sign up for a meet, attend the meet and leave before your events are finished without letting the Clerk know, then your swimmer will be penalized two meets, and the parents will be kissing the gunner’s daughter.  I hate to punish the lads and lassies, but I loves me a good floggin’.

Remember you are responsible for getting your child to the Ready Area in time for their events by keeping track of me official event board by the pool.  As a courtesy, we try to help you do this by announcing what races are lining up and by updating the white erase board in our area.  However, it is ultimately you and your swimmer’s responsibility.  Me Matey might be comin’ ‘round with a bullhorn to get your attention.  You best be givin’ it to him.  And I don’t have just one Matey with a bullhorn; I have two Mateys with a bullhorn.  They are both a bit addled, so you best behave. 

If you are assigned a task on me ship, you best be showing up, or me Mateys will feed you to the fish.  If you are unable to make your commitment, you will need to be in contact with your Chairperson.  If your child gets sick and you call into the Clerk to let her know, you will still need to contact your Chair to let them know. 

Time to set sail, Pirates!  Fair winds and God speed, me hearties! 

On Behalf of Your Cap’n,

Bosun Rhonda

(My apologies to our parents who do not speak fluent Pirate.  The above note does not say anything different than the last note.  It just says it with a little more salt and vinegar.  We will be back at home this weekend.  Check out the website under the Meet Info tab for all the pertinent information.)