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Rich G
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Initially Posted - 07/25/2005 : 21:36:15

They say that for boat owners, it's not a question of if you will run aground, but a matter of when.

Well, for me it's no longer even a matter of when: Yesterday (Sunday) afternoon at about 5:30 PM, I ran lightly aground on the Jersey side of the Hudson River across from about 52nd street.

It was very light, I was coming about and the boat simply stopped slowly. Didn't even feel a thing. The depth sounder read 3.5' and then 3' then 2.5'. Managed to get out by throwing the motor in reverse. I was glad I didn't need to get out and push!

My friend who was with me (and a much more experienced sailor)congratulated me on my rite of passage. May you all be so kind and do the same . . .

Humbly yours,

Rich

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Buzz Maring
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Response Posted - 07/25/2005 : 22:34:54

<font color="blue">... My friend who was with me congratulated me on my rite of passage. May you all be so kind and do the same . . .</font id="blue">

Congratulations, Rich ... you "filled the square," and nothing got hurt, not even your pride ... that's a good thing.

BTW, I know a guy who, on a single sail, (1)sailed into submerged trees (2)grounded on a sandbar, and (3)ran out of gas before he got back to the marina ... his date was very impressed ...

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Derek Crawford
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Response Posted - 07/25/2005 : 22:59:44

Now that guys initials wouldn't be BM by any chance...

Derek

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ddlyle
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Response Posted - 07/25/2005 : 23:27:30

I wish my list of groundings were so short, and gentle.
The heaviest boat I ever physically shoved off the grounding by rocking and pushing and grunting was an Island Packet 31 my wife and I had chartered in Charlotte Habror Fla.
I won't tell you about the time I spent 30 minutes stuck being blown against a sand bar with 20 passengers on board. Fortunately it was a rising tide. (and NO it wasn't my C25 or any other famous boat).

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Tony Dillon
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Response Posted - 07/25/2005 : 23:58:22

You know that there are three kinds of sailors:
1. Those that have yet to run aground.
2. Those that have run aground.
3. Those that lie about it.

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bnpirate
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Response Posted - 07/26/2005 : 00:10:06

as Eric Stone sings " If you ain't been agound then you ain't been around.even seasoned sailors can wind up on the reef. so try not to fret it can happen to the best. just pray to god the high tide will set you free."

Brian

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cathluk
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Response Posted - 07/26/2005 : 15:44:13

Been there. Done that.

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GeorgeB
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Response Posted - 07/28/2005 : 10:45:36

Did it Last week! Middle of the channel smack between a red and a green bouy

Big lesson learned.

I love the new raytheon bi data. Works a whole lot better than the old flasher. But the depth info is more important than the speed. I had been keeping the depth in the smaller secondary fild on the display. Had a little hard for these old eyes to tell the differenc between 27ft, and 2.7 ft

Happy sailing

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PamC
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Response Posted - 07/28/2005 : 11:26:43

We did it within the first 5 minutes of our first launch of our first sailboat. We have an extension for the outboard controls that mounts on our tiller (very cool device) and we can remove it when under sail. However on our first outing upon splashing the boat we discovered that there was a disconnect in the cable and though the shifter indicated we were in neutral we were in gear. So as we pushed off from the dock the ob stalled and when we went to restart it wouldn't do a thing (since we were in gear). Meanwhile we were drifting toward the only other sailboat in the area

Being the lucky sailors we are, the wind smiled down and blew us away from the boat and gently onto a shallow soft muddy spot. It gave us enough time to figure out what the problem was and regroup. We got the ob purring, backed off and Dave shifted manually so we could go grab a mooring. Great initiation!

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