My favorite grounding (in recent memory) happened a few years ago when I had an office staff of non-sailing ladies on board for a fun afternoon charity regatta. I got greedy trying to make the weather mark and, well, you know the rest. One of the ladies asked “what happens next”? I responded that we turn the engine on. “Are you allowed to do that in a sailboat race?”
Matt From: CnC-List <[email protected]> On Behalf Of David Knecht via CnC-List Sent: Monday, June 01, 2020 3:17 PM To: CnC CnC discussion list <[email protected]> Cc: David Knecht <[email protected]> Subject: Re: Stus-List On the rocks Hi Will- I empathize with the situation. Two summers ago, moment’s inattention I put our boat on a ledge and with wing keel had absolutely no chance of geting off. The sickening sound and feeling every time the boat when up on a wave and came down onto the ledge is seared into my memory. We were fortunate to get pulled off by Sea-tow just before it became impossble on a ebbing tide. A month later we were repaired and back on the water. So hang in there. I was heartened by all the stories I heard from far more experienced sailors of their grounding experiences, and every single one had them. The one that I liked best is if you are sailing, you have either gone aground, going to go aground, or have gone aground and are lying about it. Dave
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