tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2802827704617117238.post5188043485964506256..comments2022-12-13T10:34:10.274-05:00Comments on LiveBloggin' the ICW: The Fun Just NEVER Stops....Wally Moranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07685097892987918671noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2802827704617117238.post-32152567685071445272014-03-18T15:55:36.556-04:002014-03-18T15:55:36.556-04:00You might want to consider a riding sail for this ...You might want to consider a riding sail for this boat to settle her down at night....(of course, a good woman SHOULD be lively at night).....oh no, did I really say that?Canuck Sailornoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2802827704617117238.post-54246323886385046592014-03-18T15:54:43.194-04:002014-03-18T15:54:43.194-04:00Posting this one anonymously...for obvious reasons...Posting this one anonymously...for obvious reasons...<br /><br />Hi Wally, <br /><br />Just read your amusing post of the post St. Patricks day morning wake up call with the boat in the mangroves. You mentioned that danforths pull up easy. I wanted to share this photo of my chart plotter the night my Trimaran decided to go sailing with three sound asleep below; until the alarms sounded. We were anchored at the east end of the CDC canal in the small protected harbor just inside the rock break wall across from the nuclear power plant. It was very light breezes and light current, both in the same direction. Let me say this was my maiden voyage on this tri so every night was a new experience. <br /><br />In the night the current and breeze became opposite, I should have expected it, and my tri began to calmly sail against the current up wind and then tack off down current and go around again and again. When the danforth finally pulled loose off we sailed straight towards the beach. Better than the rock jetty I suppose. Fortunately it did hook just as we were into the 6 foot depth and I draw 5 foot. Close one. <br /><br />I ended up staying in the cockpit driving the boat to keep her from tacking/gybing around some more. Eventually the current and wind aligned and since sunrise was close at hand I got a bit more sleep. I will be swapping out my danforth for my other anchor when we get sailing again.<br /><br />WP17 is where we initially tried to anchor but it would not bite so we re anchored at WP18. WP19 is when I hit the mark button in the pitch dark when the alarm sounded and WP20 is where the hook caught again. It was a tense moment first trying to figure out where we were dragging towards in the dark since the screen was upside down compared to the direction the boat was pointed. Quite confusing for a few minutes. Sunrise turned out to be magical making the overall experience valuable and enjoyable.<br /><br />Never a dull moment. Keep up the interesting FB postings. Someday soon we will cross paths. Just waiting for spring to arrive so I can launch JAZ out of Georgetown Yacht Basin.Canuck Sailornoreply@blogger.com