Sailing!

I missed the boat yesterday. That's not a cute way of saying my life sucks or anything. My life is pretty good actually.

I missed the boat. Bart's boat. There are pictures of sailing on the boat on my page here somewhere. I got a message from Joel that the boat was shoving off at 5PM. I had to work yesterday and needed to go home to feed the mutts before hitting the water. I rushed, but was worried I wasn't going to make it.

At 5, I called Joel. "You should be OK, Bart's not here yet".

I got there at 5:20 and as I was running down the dock I saw the distinctive twin masts of Shine On sliding out of the slips.

Crap.

As I wandered out of the docks, apparently beaten, I decided I would not be beaten. I remembered that there is a boat launch across the street. I ran over there and there were fishermen pulling their boats out of the water. I asked a few if I could get a ride, because I had missed the boat.

Everyone was leaving.

Then I met Steven. He and a few friends were just launching and, sure, they could take us out there.

"Does he know you're coming?"

"Sure." Well, not quite like this, but it wont be a huge surprise when I show up. Bart's a really cool guy.

I saw Shine On headed east across the bay toward the start line and we were just in time. We motored out and Steven made a masterful turn across their bow. Bart looked a little concerned that a motorboat was harassing them.

"Argh! Prepare to be boarded!"

HOORAY!

Steven pulled up close to starboard, matched speed, and I jumped on.

Nice!

We tossed some beers to SteveN and my new friends headed off to do some fishing. Hope they did well.

It was a good omen that I made the boat. We actually got a good start (we usually miss the start) and had a good time, then headed back. It was a good night.

See you all soon.