Page 44 from Events in the Life of William B. Webb and family by Charles W. Webb University of South Florida Tampa Library still image eng Page 44 from Events in the Life of William B. Webb and family by Charles W. Webb. The text reads: “…whether she had heard only part or all his tale had to go over it again.There were many fishing experiences aboard the “Vision” and some time a turtle was sighted shot and hauled aboard ship. On occasions they shot a large turtle, “hove the boat to” (as Will used to say, sailor talk) and as they pulled the turtle in a shark’s fin appeared by the carcass and the water was bloody, when the turtle was hauled in there was but one flipper left, the sharks had bitten off the other three! It was not uncommon when the schooner was sailed through a school of King fish to have one or two of them jump on to the deck of the schooner or aboard the tow boat or “dinghy.” But there was another comical adventure that happened in the bay one day as Will and Robert Griffith pursued a large saw fish. Will poled the boat rapidly as Robert stood nearby…” Page 44 from Events in the Life of William B. Webb and family by Charles W. Webb. The text reads: “…whether she had heard only part or all his tale had to go over it again.There were many fishing experiences aboard the “Vision” and some time a turtle was sighted shot and hauled aboard ship. On occasions they shot a large turtle, “hove the boat to” (as Will used to say, sailor talk) and as they pulled the turtle in a shark’s fin appeared by the carcass and the water was bloody, when the turtle was hauled in there was but one flipper left, the sharks had bitten off the other three! It was not uncommon when the schooner was sailed through a school of King fish to have one or two of them jump on to the deck of the schooner or aboard the tow boat or “dinghy.” But there was another comical adventure that happened in the bay one day as Will and Robert Griffith pursued a large saw fish. Will poled the boat rapidly as Robert stood nearby…” Charles W. Webb’s Events in the Life of William B. Webb Griffith, Robert Turtles Vision (schooner) Webb, Charles W. Webb, William B. United States Florida Manatee County Public Library Historic Photograph Collection
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Page 44 from Events in the Life of William B. Webb and family by Charles W. Webb. The text reads: “…whether she had heard only part or all his tale had to go over it again.There were many fishing experiences aboard the “Vision” and some time a turtle was sighted shot and hauled aboard ship. On occasions they shot a large turtle, “hove the boat to” (as Will used to say, sailor talk) and as they pulled the turtle in a shark’s fin appeared by the carcass and the water was bloody, when the turtle was hauled in there was but one flipper left, the sharks had bitten off the other three! It was not uncommon when the schooner was sailed through a school of King fish to have one or two of them jump on to the deck of the schooner or aboard the tow boat or “dinghy.” But there was another comical adventure that happened in the bay one day as Will and Robert Griffith pursued a large saw fish. Will poled the boat rapidly as Robert stood nearby…”
Page 44 from Events in the Life of William B. Webb and family by Charles W. Webb. The text reads: “…whether she had heard only part or all his tale had to go over it again.There were many fishing experiences aboard the “Vision” and some time a turtle was sighted shot and hauled aboard ship. On occasions they shot a large turtle, “hove the boat to” (as Will used to say, sailor talk) and as they pulled the turtle in a shark’s fin appeared by the carcass and the water was bloody, when the turtle was hauled in there was but one flipper left, the sharks had bitten off the other three! It was not uncommon when the schooner was sailed through a school of King fish to have one or two of them jump on to the deck of the schooner or aboard the tow boat or “dinghy.” But there was another comical adventure that happened in the bay one day as Will and Robert Griffith pursued a large saw fish. Will poled the boat rapidly as Robert stood nearby…”
Charles W. Webb’s Events in the Life of William B. Webb
Griffith, Robert
Turtles
Vision (schooner)
Webb, Charles W.
Webb, William B.
United States
Florida
Manatee County Public Library Historic Photograph Collection