George was a pirate, but he wasn’t a very good pirate.
He really liked to play basketball, and he nailed a backboard and net to the main mast.
The crew would play three-on-three half court.
But every now and then, someone would block a shot really hard, and the ball would sail over the rail and into the water.
The ball floated, so George used a net on a long pole to recover the ball.
And then, there was Lefty, who had a hook for a hand.
A sharp hook.
George sighed, and tossed the deflated ball over the rail.