s/vYOLO 0013 Day 177 OMG what's in the water.

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Posting Date:  Thursday November 2, 2013 Ft. Lauderdale Municipal Marina slip F50  

Sunday November 17, 2013

Blog Entry 0013 Sailing Seniors Adventure Day 177

Subject:  OMG what’s in the water?

I noticed something in the blue water.  It was a black thing.  I immediately thought it was a shark waiting for an early lunch.  It would appear and then disappear.  As I said I was trying not to look at the water, with the waves crashing over the bow and the boat lurching.  And quite frankly, if it was a shark I really didn’t want to know that it was lurking about.  But I looked again and realized it was a line.  Is it one of ours?  I checked the stern – both were there.  It was black so it wasn’t the midship lines.  Great it’s got to be one of the bow lines.  As soon as the wave passed, I peeked out from the dodger and saw that the starboard bow line was not there.  OMG how did it get loose?  I secured all the lines before we cast off!   Great!  OK don’t panic - now think how long is the bow line?  I know they are long but should not be long enough to wrap around the propeller!  I couldn’t remember where the propeller was located on the boat.  I was concerned that the line might be too long since it reached the cockpit.  If the line wraps around the propeller Captain Steve will have no control over the boat at all.  This would be a dire situation with these waves.

Since Captain Steve had his hands full and I didn’t want to interrupt his concentration, I didn’t mention that the bow line was in the water to Captain Steve.  OK what should I do?  The only thing to do is to go up to the bow and pull the line in and secure it.  But how?

Sea you later.   I have to do something!