Out On Our Own

1.29.10

Today we decided to brave the waters of the Atlantic all on our own; well almost. My friend Chelsea (the brave soul that she is) decided to put her life in our hands and come along for the ride! So, armed with Dramamine and crossed fingers, we headed out for the day.
After a great day of sailing on smooth waters, we decided to head back in. After a near miss with an extremely large barge and with temperatures dropping steadily at the same rate as the wind, we decided to motor the remainder of the way down the ICW - but the boat had other plans. The day would have been deemed a success had the batteries not decided to die and the engine, in turn, would not turn on. It was quickly becoming dark and we were sailing blindly down the narrow intercoastal - no instruments, no lights, no motor, no experience. great
After some skillful sailing maneuvers (by yours truly) and lots of praying all the way down the ICW to the entrance of our marina, the motor miraculously turned over and we were able to dock without incident.
Hopefully Chelsea was impressed by our amazing sailing skills and will agree to come back out another day. :)