Goodby to an old pal
29 May 2014 | Tied to dock at Dinner Key Marina
John
Elliott and John pulling in the remains of our beloved cruising spinnaker (photo by Carol)
One really unfortunate thing happened during our cruise with Carol and Elliott, we blew out the cruising spinnaker for the second time. This time we blasting along Biscayne Bay in 12 to 14 knots winds right on the beam when the fabric at the top of the sail let go. This led to other tears running down the sides of the sail. At the time, we figured that this was "the big one" for this sail. After all, this sail is nearly 20 years old. It looked completely shredded as Elliott and I pulled it in. Ann's assessment today, however, is that she may be able to repair it after all. Hope so.
Tomorrow we are heading out to make our way down the Keys to the Channel 5 Bridge and then on up to the Port Charlotte area on the west coast of Florida. Should take us about two weeks to get there.