Welcome to Our First Caption Contest(!) for 2022
We’re going overboard with our first Caption Contest(!) of the year. We can only imagine what was going through this young sailor’s mind as he was flying off his dinghy and into the water. Let us know what you come up with in the comments below.
© 2022 Jeffry Matzdorff
Remember to check out the December Caption Contest(!) winner and runners-up in Latitude 38‘s January issue.
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Hogwarts Optima Challenge
Is this what they mean by “reaching”?
You want to inspect your boat closely before you buy it.
Hmm, where is my life jacket?
For my next tack, I’ll demonstrate how to get to the high side by going UNDER the boat!
Look, Ma, no hands!
New Matrix character – Opti-egress
The new virtual hiking strap option.
And he wins by a nose!
The next step, foiling crew.
Splash Jibe!
OK, Sailboat?…CHECK, Sunscreen? …Check, Waterproof Watch and Life Preserver?…ARGHHHH!!
OOOOOOOHHHH, that water’s cold!
Testing out my new waterproof GPS watch built to military specs!
Go for a sail they said. It will be fun they said…
Oh no! My watch isn’t waterproof!
“if you can read this sticker, you have fallen overboard”
What happens when the instructor yells “Fall off and gybe!”
I can fly! I can f… Doh!
The boat really heels over in a blow – watch this! *blows*
When an accidental jibe causes the tiller to unexpectedly catch you in the “chimichangas”.
I can see my house from here
A flying finish!
Cell Phone Overboard!!!!…….I Got it!
Damn, those new brakes are strong!
Who put the snake in my Opti???!!
I can fly! I can fly!
Inspired by Peter Pan, James quickly regretted thinking his happy thought.
It’s a bird…it’s a plane…it’s Opti-man!!
alright…here is whats going on in this cool pic of me…I ran aground on a lee shore….totally stuck….no way out….I could not walk at all because I had really cold totally numb feet from not wearing shoes all day….so i decided to handstand my way to shore….totally worked !…..
Heck yes I’m an OPTIMIST
STAAAAaRRRrrrrrrBOOOoooaaaaRRRrrrdddddd!
Look Mom, I’m foiling…..
Sure hope the watch is waterproof.
Social distancing….
Not my hair! NOT MY HAIR!
Where the hell is that flying trapeze?
So that’s where the bolt for the hiking strap goes!
Fosberry’s jibe is a flop.