s/vYOLO - You Only Live Once

Swab’s Log Blog

Posting Date:  Monday November 11, 2013  Vero Beach Municipal Marina, Fl October 11, 2013 Saturday AquaMarina, Daytona Beach, Fl

Blog Entry 0005    Sailing Seniors Adventure Day 168

Subject:  Neighbors helping neighbors.  s/m Silver Queen (2)

Before I continue, I should give you a little background.  Since boats do not have brakes, whenever I helped Captain Steve pull up to the dock or into a slip, I used a poll to fend off the pilings in order to prevent damage to the hull.  I continue to do it on s/vYOLO just as I did it on his 38 foot sailboat, s/v Judith Anne. 

But it has also given me a feeling that I am being pro active and that I can at least do something to assist Captain Steve maneuver the boat.  This might be a false sense of security, (kinda like a child’s Woobie) but I at least felt that I could try and do something as opposed to just standing on the deck and praying (saying ‘Hail Marys’) that a wave doesn’t push the boat into the dock and damage the boat.  I must admit that I have become quite adept in using the poll even while saying ‘Hail Marys’.

It’s become an automatic practice for me, I always stand at the ready with my trusty pole.

Sea u later – m/v Silver Queen - On the move! (3)