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I say "THREE CHEERS FOR THE GOOD NEIGHBORS WHO TURNS DISASTER INTO MERE
INCONVENIENCE!"
Russell
----- Original Message -----
From: "Norm of Bandersnatch" <>
To: "A LiveAboardList" <>
Sent: Wednesday, September 12, 2007 11:15 AM
Subject: lv-ab: Incident Report - Dragging in a Squalll
>
> All,
>
> Following mostly written by Jan...
>
>
> Last Saturday evening a squall ripped through the anchorage in Gloucester
> inner harbor.
>
> Two sailboats next to us began to drag. One finally hooked its anchor but
> was very close and dead ahead of our neighbor, Crystal Spray, just behind
> us. No one was aboard either boat.
>
> We were on deck when I saw the boat next to us, Coriolas take off heading
> for Crystal Spray's bowsprit. David, the Spray's owner had just replaced
> the bowsprit due to a storm in Boston. We alerted the Spray and jumped in
> our dinghy just as the runaway boat started to drag again. David also
> jumped in his dink and fended off Coriolas from hitting his bowsprit
> until Norm could get aboard and start the engine. (Luckily the key was in
> the ignition! ) David came aboard too and pulled up the anchor while I
> found a pole to fend off any more close encounters. We then headed for the
> mooring field with Norm driving but the winds picked up and the rain
> became
> fierce. We missed two moorings. David went back to his boat to close his
> port holes. Norm and I stayed on the runaway vessel, turned it into the
> wind and took her out beyond the inner harbor anchorage area until the
> storm passed. When the storm calmed we headed back to the moorings and
> grabbed the first available. Whew!!! What an afternoon. We were all soaked
> to the bone but grateful no one was injured and no boats were damaged.
>
> Hugs,
>
> Jan
>
>
>
> PS - We were extremely fortunate that the dragging boat's owner had left
> the key in his switch. When the owners returned from shore about an hour
> after the squall passed they thanked us for our efforts and gave us two
> bottles of nice wine.
>
>
> Norm
> S/V Bandersnatch
> Lying Gloucester Mass
>
>
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