On 2008-01-13 00:53:44 -0500, Ruby Vee said:

On 2008-01-06 23:10:20 -0500, Jere Lull said:

I like reading others' trip reports, but rarely get around to
transcribing the logs and posting them. Here's how I spent birthday
#55.... Have a laugh or two on me.

http://web.mac.com/jerelull/Xan/Rendezvous_2007.html

Well, there's only two kinds of sailors -- those that have been aground
and those who haven't been aground YET.

True, though this is the first time in 26 seasons that we've needed
help to get off.

It looks like a fun way to spend a birthday, if you overlook the being
aground part!

For us, the grounding was no big thing. Oh darn, that was stupid...
Okay... Check the fenders then nap until the tide turns.

The other boat's crew wasn't as sanguine. The skipper didn't look to
have slept much and the wife got sick from worry. She got an overland
ride home and he motored in what was a wonderful downhill romp for the
third boat (who took the pics).

After, Pat asked if she was was somehow wrong for not getting worried.
[No, just experienced in such things.]

I loved the picture of the Bay Bridge -- we sailed underneath it when
we brought our boat home after buying it in Annapolis!

There's something about those bridges, and that was a good pic.

Maybe we'll see you out in an anchorage one day!

Quite possibly, particularly above Kent Island after the nettles settle
in; the Wye and Chester before.

--
Jere Lull
Tanzer 28 #4 out of Tolchester, MD
Xan's pages: http://web.mac.com/jerelull/iWeb/Xan/
Our BVI trips & tips: http://homepage.mac.com/jerelull/BVI/