"Coming in Last" by Sven the Elder (sven@brass-neck.demon.co.uk). Nobody loves a loser. That's not quite true. When Sven the Younger comes in last in a boat race, Kate licks his wounds, if you know what I mean. Sven takes a lickin' and keeps on tickin'. I'd have trouble doing this. When I'm in a boat, I hardly know leeward from windward, fore from aft, stem from stern, or my ass from a hole in the boat.

I'm sure there are nautical terms for this naughty behavior. As I see it, this appears to be a nautical "tortoise and hare" story. The moral is, if you fuck around too much, you'll lose the race. Year after year after year, until someone gets suspicious.

This was a very nice story!