Capt. JG wrote:
Yeah, I was struggling to remember a "worst" sailing experience... capsizing
a catamaran in the surf, stuff like that, but couldn't really think of one
until I saw this. Then, I remembered the mosquito attack in Baja (a place I
don't normally associate with bad mosquitos). Finally went ashore, rented a
room, and turned the fan on high to keep them away. Nothing else worked.


Probably my worst sailing adventure ever was breaking a
Lightning mast about 40 seconds before the start of a race.
It was just plain stupidity on my part, and good luck that
nobody got hurt.

All my sailing experiences have been great. The ones that
might seem not-so-great are really great learning
opportunites, like the time I had to paddle a 21' auxiliary
racer/cruiser about 7 miles (absolutely no breath of wind)
because I couldn't start the engine... which didn't have the
fuel hose properly attached. Or the time my wife & I
capsized the Johnson 18 (for real, not a drill) in March
while trying to luff the spinnaker around a reaching mark
that was just a little too high. Learning experience! If you
survive enough of them, you get to be a pretty good sailor.

DSK