We went out for a few hours yesterday (03/18/09). We took some family (sis and bro-in-law), who are down from Wisconsin, out to experience Pensacola Bay. The wind was 12-15 knots and gusting to 20 knots with chop, although for some reason the photos don’t seem to depict the conditions experienced. Wasn’t a smooth day for sailing, but we were on the water.
Scot at the helm (brother-in-law):
Erika and Susan (niece and friend):
Scot and Laura (brother-in-law and sister):
After a long week working on the boat, we had the chance to shove off Saturday morning and sail most of the day before anchoring at Ft. McRee overnight. A dolphin swam along side of us and gave us a great show in the early part of the day. Last night another boater failed to secure their halyard away from their mast, so it flapped in the breeze clanging all night long, which caused for a unrestful sleep. So we started off slow this morning and made it back to the marina around 1:30pm. Overall we had a great time.
There was a group of sailboats rafted up, plus many others just anchored throughout.
My brother and a friend made it out for a bit on his 1978 Sea Ray. Didn’t get any close up shots of his boat.
Our son enjoyed himself playing in the sand.
Pogo just chilled the entire time.
Here is a shot of Monomoy sitting pretty with her hook out.
This poor fella ran aground near Pensacola NAS. They had their diesel running and jib out attempting to list the boat over and power enough to get out. I don’t know how they ended up getting free, but they were gone this morning.
Splashed at about 9:30am CST this morning. The folks at Pelican Perch Marina took really good care of Monomoy with getting her up in the sling and laying her into the water.
Perhaps it is common at most boat yards, but I appreciated that they wrapped the straps with wax paper to protect our boat from any crud stuck on the straps.
Here she is getting into position:
Lowering in:
View of the slot as we backed out. The water was higher today than when we arrived on Monday:
Hauled out this morning at Pelican Perch Marina and Shipyard.
Before pressure washing:
After pressure washing:
Carol hard at work:
Carol still working:
Ben applying epoxy primer:
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