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Old 09-19-2007
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Originally Posted by CaseyJones View Post
.. Well.. it was the shoal marker.. .. sailing on a close reach in light winds, doing maybe 4 knots and *thud* / slight bounce we come to a dead stop..

Dropped the sails immediately and kicked on the outboard while trying to heel the boat using our weight .. we were able to pivot around a full 360 ..
I wouldn't have dropped the sails....I would have cranked the engine to hopefully get pointed in the right direction and then put up more sail.

I'm in North Carolina, so I can think of very few sailing seasons when I haven't hit ground. I've had anchors on halyards and winches many times. But fortunately it's usely mud around here.
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