Kudos to the Edgartown harbor master’s crew for saving little Weezie from sinking in Katama Bay on Sunday, August 5.

I happened to be motoring by on my dinghy when I spotted assistant harbor masters Louise, Jackson and Auguste desperately trying to save the sinking 22-foot power boat. Her flooded stern had dropped dangerously below the waterline and she was sinking fast. The harbor master trio was busily manning several pumps that were barely keeping pace with the incoming rush of water. I offered my assistance and a proposal was made that weight on the bow might lift the stern. I saw Louise standing there like a pea relative to my bowling ball-sized belly and wondered if my girth could help tip the scales to save Weezie.

As soon as I hopped on the bow, Weezie began to breathe stronger and buoyed our hopes that the little boat would be saved from a watery grave. Unfortunately, the water kept pouring in like it did during the sinking of the Titanic. Remember the famous scene where the starlet struck a swan pose on the bow? Now imagine me slinging my bulbous belly over the bow rail. All that Scoop’s ice cream, Murdick’s fudge, Candy Bazaar malted milk balls, Port Hunter fries and Edgartown Slice of Pizzas helped us to fulcrum the stern out of the water.

Louise, Jackson and Auguste saw their pumps starting to outpace the deluge and in a few minutes Weezie was safely afloat.

Thank you to Charlie Blair for the excellent training of his staff and the preparedness that saved the boat.

If not for the courage of the fearless crew, Louise, Jackson and Auguste, and a little help from Edgartown eateries, Weezie would be lost.

Paul Mellen

Duxbury and Edgartown