This photo alone should make you never feel uncertain about the sea again. If you can't remember who the 1st Mate is, just take a look aft. You'll see him welded steadfast behind the wheel, always with both eyes ahead, never faltering.
The Segel does have a dinghy on board. How many kayaks are we talking? It's not totally out of the question but remember, we're already going to be pretty packed with 9 crew on board, much less extra boats!
Not that I am against them, because it would be another opportunity for doing something different, but I should tell a quick anecdote.
When I was young we took my big old kayak out while in the cabin cruiser my dad owned. It seemed like it was working, since the beam of that boat was straight, and the kayak was sort of hanging off the side from the front and back of the kayak. Anyway, we are cruising along when my dad started screaming bloody murder. The FRONT kayak cleat was ripped off and the whole fucking kayak shot into the water like a torpedo. it instantly swung around to the stern and the "back" half scooped up water and broke off the boat. I emerged on deck to see the kayak bobbing vertically fifty yards behind us. We circled back and tried to rescue the kayak, but after using ropes and a volunteer drunk guy, it swamped and was stowed in DAVEY JONES' LOCKER. The worst part was it happened under one of the bridges next to the DC mall during the 4th of July weekend, so the boat traffic caused really rough wakes. My dad won't admit it, but at one point we rubbed up against the bridge pylon. THe look on passerby boaters makes me sure that they thought we were involved in a human rescue boating accident.
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Ahoy Captain!
With a picture like this you think I should be the skipper an Damon could be Gilligan.
Colin -
If I chart for you, will you consider sailing down to Smith's Island overnight? We're bound to get at least one more volunteer.
Should we bring the Kayaks for extra action?
You think we could attach them to the side of the boat? even if we are heeling up?
The Segel does have a dinghy on board. How many kayaks are we talking? It's not totally out of the question but remember, we're already going to be pretty packed with 9 crew on board, much less extra boats!
Not that I am against them, because it would be another opportunity for doing something different, but I should tell a quick anecdote.
When I was young we took my big old kayak out while in the cabin cruiser my dad owned. It seemed like it was working, since the beam of that boat was straight, and the kayak was sort of hanging off the side from the front and back of the kayak. Anyway, we are cruising along when my dad started screaming bloody murder. The FRONT kayak cleat was ripped off and the whole fucking kayak shot into the water like a torpedo. it instantly swung around to the stern and the "back" half scooped up water and broke off the boat. I emerged on deck to see the kayak bobbing vertically fifty yards behind us. We circled back and tried to rescue the kayak, but after using ropes and a volunteer drunk guy, it swamped and was stowed in DAVEY JONES' LOCKER.
The worst part was it happened under one of the bridges next to the DC mall during the 4th of July weekend, so the boat traffic caused really rough wakes. My dad won't admit it, but at one point we rubbed up against the bridge pylon. THe look on passerby boaters makes me sure that they thought we were involved in a human rescue boating accident.
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