Gaff no. What the? The way I see it, fight her, use the timing of the waves to your advantage, try your best and if you best aint good enough then it wasn't meant to be. But leave the gaff at home please.
"Love is like a snowmobile racing across the tundra then suddenly it flips over, pinning you underneath. At night, the ice weasels come." Matt Groening, Life In Hell