Two reports in the last couple of weeks from friends. Each is a boater and has been so for 40 years.
Both drove their boats on the rocks. Each through a moment of inattentiveness or misperception.
The good news: no one was hurt and insurance will pay for the property damage. But the real damage, and I know this because I have been there too, is to the self confidence and ego. We like to think that we are experienced and careful sailors -- and we are.
But our Love, the sea, is a treacherous one, always lying in wait to harm us. Sailing is great relaxation, but don't get too relaxed.
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