Foggy Ride in Dinghy and 340

[Hampton]

You guys are not going to believe this. If you are relatively conservative and not likely to take chances or go out on a limb, don't read on.

They finished the bottom paint yesterday and splashed the boat today. I had to go pick it up. SEVERE storms passed earlier, and we were left with dead, calm fog. I had to dinghy about 8 miles through the sound with only the sun for navigation. I couldn't see land. I couldn't see the sun most of the time, or even tell where it was. Vis was about 100 feet.

I looked at the angle of the sun relative to my slip before departing, then watched my wake to make sure I was going straight. I didn't see land for about 5 miles, but was pretty much on course. After seeing land, I had it intermittantly for the last 3 miles. Then, I got on the 340 and reversed course:

Work In Progress: Barring errors, should be complete now. Sometimes video sound isn't good until second day.

 

[mwph]

John,
We cant see the pics. But from what you wrote maybe we are seeing about the same thing you did!

Glad you are safely home.

 

[Hampton]

John,
We cant see the pics. But from what you wrote maybe we are seeing about the same thing you did!

Glad you are safely home.

Sorry, work in progress - They are from my phone, so I had to delete all of them and start over to ensure they were in the right order. My phone doesn't make it really easy to tell.

 

[HavnFunYet?]

whatcha doin out there in a dinghy anyway?? Did I miss something?

 

[HUMPH]

Looks like a typical Winter day in the Delta! :wow:

 

[chuck1]

Sure hope the military/cargo ships in the area had good radar so they could see you.(Grin)

 

[katricol]

John... no hand-held gps ??

 

[Vince_nj1]

Magellan would be proud of you!

 

[Hampton]

Still no sound on the videos though. At first I thought maybe you had some kind of funky pyscho shower scene music theme going on, but now I think it's a photobucket problem.

I'm not sure why.

 

[Hampton]

whatcha doin out there in a dinghy anyway?? Did I miss something?

Had to go get my boat after getting new bottom paint.

I don't have a hand held GPS.