there's a certain irony
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there's a certain irony
to a pilot schooner being hard aground
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Re: there's a certain irony
I dont think such schooners do much piloting these days.
It does looks like he was on the wrong side of the marker, but she could have spun around with a change of tide.
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Re: there's a certain irony
I'm proud to say that I never ran my pilot sloop aground...I was born on a wooden boat that I built myself.
Skiing is the next best thing to having wings.Comment
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I am proud to say I have never failed to run aground in any boat under my command.Comment
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When I was on Kelpie, I was often aground at my dock.Schooner sailors love to get blown offshore!Comment
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I was born on a wooden boat that I built myself.
Skiing is the next best thing to having wings.Comment
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A group of folk who started sailing with me on Goblin and then moved to their own cruising sailboats still sail together, exploring thin water. We call ourselves the "Kedgers' Club" based on a very normal activity when sailing with me.
Our motto - "If the seagulls aren't walking, maybe we can sail there."
If we can't kedge off, we use the time to scrub the bottom.
The centerboard is simply a close-in depth sounder. It's not a grounding unless either you are stopped or you at least bump hard enough to scrape past the barnacles and leave a bit of paint.Comment
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