Who says the AICW is boring? This afternoon we were about 3.5 miles south of the NASA Causeway Bridge (SR 405) when a 29' Island Packet sailboat looked like it was going to hit a pile beacon. I'm driving.
Larry: Lena! It looks likes this guy is going to hit the pole.
Lena: No, he's fine. He's just giving us room.
Larry: No, really! ( I grab the camera).
His standing rigging hits the pole, the light and solar box fall over on their side and the spreader on the sailboat's starboard side was tweaked low. I hail them on the radio.
Larry: Are you OK?
SB: Yup.
Larry: Your lower spreader is fuc.ed up and you just knocked over the light on that pole.
SB: Uh, the owner says, sorry. We were sleeping.
Larry: (wrong answer!) You have to report this since you took out an aid to navigation. (continuing to take pictures)
SB: Uh, thanks.
About 5 minutes later they called the USCG on VHF, reported the incident and gave their cell phone number (should have given their credit card number!)
PS: I hope the birds OK?
Larry: Lena! It looks likes this guy is going to hit the pole.
Lena: No, he's fine. He's just giving us room.
Larry: No, really! ( I grab the camera).
His standing rigging hits the pole, the light and solar box fall over on their side and the spreader on the sailboat's starboard side was tweaked low. I hail them on the radio.
Larry: Are you OK?
SB: Yup.
Larry: Your lower spreader is fuc.ed up and you just knocked over the light on that pole.
SB: Uh, the owner says, sorry. We were sleeping.
Larry: (wrong answer!) You have to report this since you took out an aid to navigation. (continuing to take pictures)
SB: Uh, thanks.
About 5 minutes later they called the USCG on VHF, reported the incident and gave their cell phone number (should have given their credit card number!)
PS: I hope the birds OK?