s/vYOLO You Only Live Once Swab’s Log Blog
Posting Date: Sunday December 1, 2013
Las Olas Marina, Ft Lauderdale, Fl.
Mooring 9
December 1, 2013
Blog Entry 0021 Sailing Seniors Adventure Day
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Subject: Good morning world!
I planned to cover the past few days but I will
start with the unexpected event of this morning.
It was rainy and breezy last night so I went to
bed early. Therefore I woke up at about
4am and after sleeping for 12 hours, I I was wide a wake. Ready to take on the day. So, as not to disturb Captain Steve I got out
of bed. Just as I turned to get my
bathrobe, I happened to look out the window.
OMG that boat is way too close. I
ran out on deck to find a 41foot catamaran s/v El Camino about 3 feet off of
our stern. It didn’t look like it was
moving any closer BUT I wasn’t sure so I got Captain Steve up. He stuck his head out of the companion way
and said get dressed I’m going to start the engine!
GREAT!!
Good morning world!
Captain Steve had the poles out when I came up
on deck. We pushed s/vElCamino off about
a dozen times. I wanted to wake them up – I felt the since we
were here first that they should be on watch and we should
be sleeping! Well we stood vigilant to
about 8am when the tide changed and we seemed to be in sync. So Captain
Steve and I took the dinghy to the dock to buy the news paper and milk. And as we were getting into the dinghy the
captain of the catamaran appeared and said “gee were pretty close!” I said
No S—t. we have been pushing you off
since 4am. He really looked surprised and
apologetic! He actually asked “what can
I do? Should I let more line out?” Are you kidding then you would have hit us
for sure!!!!” He moved his dinghy around to the stern (back)
of the boat to act as a bumper but catamarans have a big hole in the back so it
might work if one of the pontoons were to threaten us but other than that it is
not going to do much good. Thankfully the current changed and the wind
pick up, so we were all pointed in the same direction. FOR NOW!
sea u later! the tide changes!
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