Captain's Choice the Correct One!
on Friday October 15, 2004 10:37PM
Captains Choice Cruise October 2nd and 3rd, 2004
Following a potluck supper on Friday night, the Captains of "Inn-the-Mood", "Obsession", "Nugget", and "Magic" huddled in front of the TV set at the Clubhouse to determine just when the skies would open on Saturday. Joe Schott predicted safe winds and weather in such a convincible manner that all boats decided to brave the elements and sail to The Corrotoman at Noon on Saturday.
Joe was right . . . a great sail up the Rappahannock in time for all boats. We rafted and then boarded Nugget for an early evening cruise to every single tributary on the west branch. No small creek ( even 20 ft wide ) was too small, and no shoal too shallow for Nugget . . . Nuggets keel was cleaned a few times and a great time was had by all.
Following this most adventurous cruise, all rafted with Nugget, and Captain Jones taught us how to anchor in deep water and drift quietly into the shallows. The fact that the Garretts were aboard didnt seem to have much effect . . . Fortunately, it was Obsessions inaugural cruise. She was more alert than the rest of us and became concerned that a depth of 4 foot, even in a silt bottom, was too shallow for her new 5 6 keel . . . hence, our happy hour was abruptly interrupted . . . imagine ! . . . so, in tandem, we all found safe anchor in better grounds. . . thank you, thank you, thank you !
Sunday produced southwest winds at 15 to 20 and it was one of those special sails home that bring you back time and time again.
Mike and Marcia Pleninger