Erps-
There are really three groups... those who have gone aground, those who have gone aground and deny it, and those who never leave the dock.
I've been fortunate in that the groundings I've had have been relatively minor and soft bottom groundings... In the boat I have currently, grounding isn't all that much an issue, and when I have gone aground, I hop off the boat and push her off the spot she's stuck on... generally, with me getting my carcass off the boat, she'll rise just enough for me to walk her free... of course, having a board-up draft of 16" or so helps.
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Sailingdog
Telstar 28
New England
You know what the first rule of sailing is? ...Love. You can learn all the math in the 'verse, but you take
a boat to the sea you don't love, she'll shake you off just as sure as the turning of the worlds. Love keeps
her going when she oughta fall down, tells you she's hurting 'fore she keens. Makes her a home.
—Captain Malcolm Reynolds, Serenity (slightly edited)
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