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Running Aground
In another post here a new sailor asked about what to do when he runs
aground. He was smart enough not to ask what to do WHEN not IF he runs aground. For even though you have the best charts and atre the most diligent about watching where you are going you will eventually run aground. MY first experience with it was on the ICW south of Cocoa and Just North of the Pineda Causeway. Beautiful day. Wind out of the east all sails pulling full, Main, jib and Mizzen, running down what I thought was the middle of the channel making at least 6 knots, when all of a sudden we hit a sand bar in about 2 feet of water. Maggie Mae drew about 4.6. so all of a sudden we were hard aground heeled over on the side. I made sure everyone was OK then proceeded to call Sea Tow, Thank goodness we had a contract with them so it didn't cost anything for them to take us off. I had let the boat wander just a few yards out of the channel. All my fault. Never happened again. Well, execpt for the night the anchor dragged when we were all asleep onboard.......but thats another story. Anyone else have any good grounding tales? |
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