03/09/2025 ICW Day 68 : Lucky our sailboat is a bathtub toy
Janet and I had a great stay with Luanne last night, and we talked a lot about her generosity on today's paddle, helping the contra-current miles pass by.
It is a good thing we have a plastic "toy" kayak, because if we had a full size boat, I imagine we would be causing some big problems. For example, we ran aground while crossing the shallow bay to Luanne's house. With the plastic boat, it is pretty bad, but mostly a nuisance. With a larger boat, this could be a real problem (and probably why we see so many abandoned boats every single day in the ICW).
Anther thing that happened was we were pulling the boat out of the water on the boat ramp. Suddenly, when we got to the sidewalk, it got a lot harder to pull. My natural reaction was to pull harder! Oops! Suddenly the AIS beacon crashed to the ground. A sick feeling came to my stomach when i realized that I had hit the power lines with the mast. Doh! Again, it is lucky that this was on a hand pulled cart, because if it had been on a truck trailer, I could have done some real damage.
So, even after 2+ months, still learning how to do this!
It is a good thing we have a plastic "toy" kayak, because if we had a full size boat, I imagine we would be causing some big problems. For example, we ran aground while crossing the shallow bay to Luanne's house. With the plastic boat, it is pretty bad, but mostly a nuisance. With a larger boat, this could be a real problem (and probably why we see so many abandoned boats every single day in the ICW).
Anther thing that happened was we were pulling the boat out of the water on the boat ramp. Suddenly, when we got to the sidewalk, it got a lot harder to pull. My natural reaction was to pull harder! Oops! Suddenly the AIS beacon crashed to the ground. A sick feeling came to my stomach when i realized that I had hit the power lines with the mast. Doh! Again, it is lucky that this was on a hand pulled cart, because if it had been on a truck trailer, I could have done some real damage.
So, even after 2+ months, still learning how to do this!
Photos:
boat parking. It is actually wider than a standard car.
here I plowed into powerlines. Ugh. Luckily nothing bad happened.
Ride Stats:
| Elapsed Time | Moving Time | Distance | Average Speed | Max Speed | Elevation Gain | Calories Burned |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
07:52:06
hours
|
06:59:57
hours
|
33.26
km
|
4.75
km/h
|
10.03
km/h
|
0.00
meters
|
1,510
kcal
|
