One of the editorial caveats I have is I never mention my own bonehead
moves. We all have them once in a while. And if we learn from our
mistakes, we are ahead of the game. Here is what happened: My sailing
buddy Tex and I were up in the Delta for a 3 day trip. We had left the
boat up there for a month so we could have easy access to the river in
the summer. We were having a great day until we got stuck in the mud (it's easy to do up there). We were trying to back off with the engine but that was not enough
to pull us back to the deep water. I pulled out the kayak and grabbed
the anchor to begin the kedge. I had dropped the anchor about 75 feet
behind the boat so we could then attach the line to the winch and pull
the boat back to deep water. As I was coming back to the boat, I
noticed the painter was in front of the kayak as the current was faster
than the kayak. As I approached the boat, the propeller grabbed the
line and starts to pull me towards the boat. It gets tight enough that I
start spinning 360's in the kayak! As I come around, I have just enough time to grab a breath of air. Tex has his back to me and does not see what is transpiring. I need to tell him to turn the engine off. I have just
enough time to yell one word per 360: Turn...It...Off! My mate gets the
message and hits the kill switch. That was too funny and I was never
in any danger as the kayak would protect me from the prop. These are
the kind of bonehead moves that happen so quick you just have to ride
them out and have some laughs after. Hope you enjoyed my bonehead move.
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