“Plead Guilty” - SohCahToa’s Saga…
The story of the Sailing Vessel SohCahToa being charged for failing to notify Australian Authorities on their ETA into the country made the headlines a few weeks ago. Since then the guys have had a chance to get online and tell us more about the enduring court proceeding. Their honestly and sense of humour is well worth the read!
jeff - September 19
“So, here is the detailed story about our little trip to court in Australia.
Matt and I headed up to meet with the customs agent and the prosecuting attorney (solicitor) at about 9am on the morning of September 7th. I didn’t really think about it, but I realized in the morning that I should wear nice clothes, since this is court. I rummaged around the boat for a bit and finally found my “never use” duffel bag that had a pair of “wrinkle free” khaki pants in it. These pants had been crammed in a ball for over a year and looked more like crumpled up news paper than business casual wear. I tried to rub a wet towel on them to take some wrinkles out (since we left the iron at home), but that didn’t really work, plus it kind of made it look like I hauled off and whizzed all over myself. Then I also realized that my footwear selection left a bit to be desired. I had a pair of well worn sandals and a pair of ratty old Nikes that had last been worn hiking to a waterfall in the Marquesas. I threw on the sandals and put the Nikes in my backpack… just in case. Matt meanwhile was going through ALL of his t-shirts trying to find one that didn’t have a stain. This proved to be an impossible task and he chose one that was dark, and that had a stain on the side that could be easily concealed by his arm.”
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