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Nearly
Lost At Sea
August 26, 2001 - What started out as
grand plans turned into a slightly less adventurous day, but fun just
the same.
We were going to sail to the Coronado
Islands, about 16 miles south of San Diego, for some snorkeling.
After motoring for an hour (there was no wind), in crappy visibility,
and no prospect of clearing soon – we turned around and headed back
to San Diego Bay. Ahh! But where is it?
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No land in sight, and visibility maybe 1/4
mile. No problem. With all the electronic gear on board,
and my expert navigation skills, I finally plotted our position and
discovered we were - in downtown Ocean Beach. Funny, I don't see
any bars. Oops! Equipment must be malfunctioning.
To make a long story short, we did make
it back OK (Helen Keller would have been proud of us). We
ended up on the VERY wrong side of a rock jetty, with depth rapidly
disappearing - but made a quick u-turn and got back into the channel
with no problem. By this time, the sun started coming
out, the wind picked up, and things got more enjoyable.
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The
Crew
Nancy,
Caroline, and Jim, joined Danny, Krista and I for the first
time. Caroline being the 'trusting' person she is, was a
little concerned about putting here life into the hands of a
skipper that holds Kurt Russell's 'Captain Ron' as a role
model.
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Serenity
- Hunter 31'
This is a spacious boat,
with a wide cockpit area. Plenty of room to move around.
While the Arch 'roll bar' looks cool, the traveler for the main sail is
attached to the top of it. This contributes to the openness of
the cockpit, as many of the lines are out of the way.
Plus it's a great place to
hold on while your riding out the Perfect Storm.
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Here's Jim and
Caroline practicing their synchronized
swimming routine.
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Ye
Old
Swimming Hole
It's becoming habit, we
anchor just off the golf course at Coronado Island and go for a
swim.
Coronado
Island Confusion: There are 3 islands south of San Diego in
Mexican waters call the Coronado Islands. They are
uninhabited. We did NOT make it to them. In San Diego
Bay is Coronado Island which is only inhabited by millionaires and
tourists. That is where we anchored this trip.
The explorer Coronado found
this area (didn't know it was lost). He is also the ancestor of
Roberto, which started 10,000 taco shops in San Diego.
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