If your are curious about people who cruise on boats for months at a time, here are some dead give-a-ways to identifying one.
- Keys, I-phones hanging around a person's neck are designed to float
- They always carry a bag or backpack, filled with laundry, clean clothes for a shower, beer, groceries, boat parts, etc. A sack with the words WEST MARINE is also a good clue.
- Beard.....cruisers drink lots of Rum which kills brain cells. This can result in loss of memory. An early sign is forgetting to shave.
- Wrinkled shorts and shirts. There are no irons in the world of cruising.
- Hat.....you just don't want to see that unruly hair.
- Flip-Flops....while cruisers are excellent at tying knots, shoes don't have cleats, posts or rails. Cruisers use lines, not shoestrings. Also, flip flops can be worn in marina showers.
There you go, you are now an expert at identifying a cruiser. They are really harmless and generally friendly. Your best chance of running into a cruiser is a bar with a happy hour within 4 blocks of a marina or has a dinghy dock.
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