Huzzah Cruising the Northwest

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25 August 2017 | Roscoe Bay
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Swimming with Stingrays

17 July 2016
Finally, we're all in the dinghy for the 3-mile trek thru an obstacle course of coral reefs to an area where Stingrays and Black Tip sharks hang out. Weeks' earlier I had hit coral with the outboard and spun the prop, so I was more that a bit nervous during this trip. But all went well, and after 40 minutes we had the dinghy anchored among the tour and hotel boats that bring tourists here daily. So here's the deal; the tour boats feed the fish to ensure they're availability, so us cheapskate the cruisers just show up and participate. And even though there are dozens of people in the water, it's still cool to pet a large ray or stare down a large black tip shark in crystal clear 76-degree water. And the fish were amazing as well. Rose was counting off all the species on her fish card - her favorite was the Picasso Triggerfish and Butterfly fish. We enjoyed it so much, we made the trip twice! Sorry I can't post my underwater videos due to bad internet!
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Vessel Name: Huzzah
Vessel Make/Model: Jeanneau 45.2 built in '99 for the BVI Charter fleet. Purchased in 2011 in Seattle, and began an extensive re-fit.
Hailing Port: Gig Harbor, WA
Crew: Gerry & Jody Gilbert
About: Retired professionals living the dream. Gerry & friends do the ocean passages, wife Jody & the kids fly in for the cruising. Departed the PNW for Mexico & So. Pacific September 2015, Returned to Gig Harbor July 2017 .
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Huzzah \(ˌ)hə-ˈzä\ : an exclamation of joy, applause, appreciation — or shout of acclaim. Huzzah may be categorized with such interjections as hoorah and hooray. According to the Oxford English Dictionary (OED), in the 17th and 18th centuries it was identified as a sailor's cheer or [...]
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