Troubled Sea by Jinx Schwartz

Author:Jinx Schwartz [Schwartz, Jinx]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: Jinx Schwartz
Published: 2011-10-23T07:00:00+00:00

Xavier messed around the marina a little longer, chatting with cruisers readying their boats for the winter migration to the Mexican mainland. He could almost tell by talking to them which ones were in danger of becoming Coast Guard statistics. Many of them should never have left their marinas up north. They sailed south in flotillas for safety, but then, left on their own a thousand miles from home, some became potential problems for the Mexican government and the experienced cruising fleet. Amateurs looking for a place to sink.

“Cap’n, have a good walk?” Arrington asked when Xavier returned to Endeavor.

“Yep. La Paz is growing, but it’s still a real nice place. I went over to Marina del Cortez. Am I just getting old, or does the cruiser crop get greener every year?”

“I blame it on the GPS. Folks who wouldn’t even think about sailing down here a few years ago buy a boat and sail off into the sunset. Half of them don’t have any idea how to dead reckon. I know plotting your course and estimating your position is old fashioned by today’s standards, but it’s still a useful skill. Some boats have a spare in case their GPS goes out, but heaven help us all if something happens to the satellite signal.”

“I saw that boat the Jenkins were staying on, All Bidness. She’s a beauty. Owner’s a typical good ole boy Texan with the mandatory young blonde on board. This one’s a real looker.”

“The boat or the broad?”

“Hey, the boat’s not bad either. But the blonde....” Xavier whistled and waggled his hand in appreciation.

“Yeah? Tall, legs for days, bright green eyes?”

“How’d you know?”

Arrington shrugged. “How many of ‘em can there be in town? Saw her last night in a bar on the malecòn. She was all over that Texan of hers. Heck, we were making bets whether they were gonna strip down and do it right there on the table.”

“Really? She sure wasn’t that friendly this morning. Maybe they had a few too many tequilas last night.”

“Could be, there was a lot of that going around,” Arrington admitted. Then wistful, he said, “Don’t you just hate guys who have it all? Big boat, big-boobed blonde. How does a fella as young as he is get enough money to drop out and buy a yacht? Some guys got it made.”

“Young? He’s gotta be in his mid-sixties. How many tequilas did you have last night?” Xavier laughed.

“Not so many that I couldn’t see straight. The guy is tall, thin, dishwater hair. Good lookin’ I guess, in a California kind of way. Has a beard.”

“Bandanna headband?”

“Sure as shit. Let me guess. Bandanna Head is not your Texan, huh?”

“Not even close. I’d say that ole Bud is riding for a fall. As the saying goes, there’s no fool like an old fool.”

“Hope that Texan doesn’t get wise and shoot bandanna dude through the balls while we’re in town. For a semi-official visit, looks like we’ve already got our hands full,” Arrington said, handing Xavier a piece of paper.

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