Post #218908 by bungy on Sat, Mar 4, 2006 4:48 PM

Iaorana! It's been a long time!! I have been trying to finish my autobio.. So many adventures, and my memory keeps getting jogged.!!!
By the time I was a senior in San Pedro High School, which sits right on this wonderful hill that overlooks the Los Angeles Harbor! all I could think about was going to sea. On the first day of school we had to choose our curriculum, and were given sheets and sheets of different kinds of classes we could choose from, and what kind we needed for credits. I spent an extra long time, trying to figure out which ones I could take so that they all had a view of the Harbor, and I could gaze out and watch the big ships coming and going.

Each day, After school, I dashed home, threw my little eight foot sailing dingy into the back of our new Woody! and set sail from Cabrillo Beach. The 4 O'clock breeze had always just come up, and it was pretty chancy. One time, I asked one of my gal friends if she wanted to go. She said," well, maybe, but I don' t know how to swim. Is it safe?" "Certainly," I repleid, and off we went. It was winter and we both had on heavy jackets and I had her in a life jacket besides. Suddenly a gust of wind knocked us right over and into the water.She started screaming! I told her to just hang on to the boat and she'd be alright. Just by chance, a 65' Coast Guard Cutter was heading out to sea, right past us! They screeched to a halt, and threw a line in to the water to haul us aboard. They got her up, and took her into the cabin for hot coffee. But when they told me to come up, I said I had to save my boat. I had bought that boat for $100. that I had earned weaving palm hats at a luau! They tossed me a line and said, tie this to your boat, and we'll tow her in. But the mast was now stuck in the mud at the bottom of the bay. I dived down several times and was finally able to unhook the stays, pull up the mast, turn the boat right side up, and lay the mast inside the boat! I was ready to get out of that 60 degree water! I swam to the side of that huge ship and it took 4 guys to pull me up. My clothes were sodden and they acted like a suction. As i came up, I also brought up gallons and gallons of sea water! It poured all over their beautiful white uniforms. All over their highly polished brass, and made a mess of their sparkling clean deck! They were so disgusted that they said, sit here on deck, and we will bring you a cup of coffee! I really didn't care because... I had saved my boat! See ya soon! Aunty Bungy