AS29 - Advanced Sharpie 29'

Lollygag is a, professionally designed, home-built sailboat (with modifications.) She is a Catboat Yawl with a Gaff Rigged Main and Marconi Mizzen.

Friday, October 5, 2012

Sandbars....ARGH!

10/2/12
Day 1
To avoid a tree snag, we zigged instead of zagging and ended up on a sandbar on the Apalachicola river - Mile 78


Lollygag at a heel stuck on a sandbar

Maybe if we take an anchor out an use the new winch....
Nope!

Maybe if we use an oar to shovel a path....
Nope!

Maybe if we take the big anchor out and use the windless...
Nope!

So close to the deep water and we can't get there!

Day 2; October 3, 2012

Navy Reserves try to help......Nope!

Sheriff's office came out to check on us, but couldn't pull us off.

We called Florida Game and Fish, but they didn't have a boat big enough.

We called all towing places and no one served this area!
So, Captain called Sea Tow from Eufaula and explained the situation.


Day 3
Sea Tow to the rescue!

Those 3 guys and little boat knew what they were doing!

Surveying the situation

Almost off....yeah!

.....And we're off

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