完美风暴

雾气刚散，松开单节套、后绳索，驶向南部海峡。
经过洛基峡口、十磅岛，经过我小时候溜冰的尼罗塘，拉响汽笛，向灯塔守卫的孩子挥手。
海鸟飞过来，黑背鸟，人字鸥和大矮鸭。
太阳出来了，向北航行速度12节，乘风破浪，水手们忙着你是总管。知道吗？你是一船之长。世上还有比这更美妙的景象吗？ —— Billy Tyne船长

“The fog's just lifting. Throw off your bow line; throw off your stern. You head out to South channel, past Rocky Neck, Ten Pound Island. Past Niles Pond where I skated as a kid. Blow your air-horn and throw a wave to the lighthouse keeper's kid on Thatcher Island. Then the birds show up: black backs, herring gulls, big dumb ducks. The sun hits ya - head North. Open up to 12 - steamin' now. The guys are busy; you're in charge. Ya know what? You're a goddam swordboat captain! Is there any thing better in the world? ”