You know, you have to have balls to take a boat with a 70+ foot mast under a 65 foot bridge and to do it regularly. This owner did have the balls to do it. By letting it all hang out, he could heel the boat over as required. I understand these things can be handy for traversing shallow spots as well.
On the 22nd, we got off to a mid morning start under spinnaker for Vero Beach, just 15 miles North of Ft Pierce. The attraction was the internationally famous sailors thanksgiving dinner feast.
We did not know the schedule, but our logic was something like:
Sailors early to bed and early to rise so dinner – probably around 4:30 or 5:00 with a get together probably around 3:30.
When we arrived shortly after noon, we should have been immediately worried because nobody was on their boats.
The get together was at 10:30 AM and the dinner was from 1:30 to 3:00 in the afternoon. At least we made it for the meal, happening to sit down by chance at the catamaran table. It was a great meal and we met some great people. It just would have been better to arrive much earlier.
On the bright side, Bev did have more luck photographing wild life.
On the 22nd, we got off to a mid morning start under spinnaker for Vero Beach, just 15 miles North of Ft Pierce. The attraction was the internationally famous sailors thanksgiving dinner feast.
We did not know the schedule, but our logic was something like:
Sailors early to bed and early to rise so dinner – probably around 4:30 or 5:00 with a get together probably around 3:30.
When we arrived shortly after noon, we should have been immediately worried because nobody was on their boats.
The get together was at 10:30 AM and the dinner was from 1:30 to 3:00 in the afternoon. At least we made it for the meal, happening to sit down by chance at the catamaran table. It was a great meal and we met some great people. It just would have been better to arrive much earlier.
On the bright side, Bev did have more luck photographing wild life.
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