Seafood Gumbo Red Beans & Rice
King Cake
Contests
From Saturday, January 14th through Monday, January
16th, Terren Neidrauer and Pat White sailed a Catalina 30 from Tampa Bay to Destin. Steve Drummond, a local business owner in Destin, recently purchased the boat and wanted to move it to his slip in Destin. Steve drove the three down on Friday the 13th to Brandon, Florida where the boat was moored. After a thorough inspection, a list of provisions and boat equipment was developed and procured. They set off Saturday at approximately 11:00 to refuel. The channel to the fuel dock was not well marked and they had a soft grounding on a sand bar. After getting off and refueling, they were on their way. Initially motor sailing into Tampa Bay proper, they headed for the Gulf of Mexico and secured the motor. Headed northwest using GPS and the stars to sail by, things progressed normally. After lighter winds on Sunday morning, it was decided to restart the engine, however the engine would not start. Investigation revealed one of the wires had broken. Terren and Steve set to work to fabricate the proper connection. After about 45 minutes, repairs were completed, and the engine started. After dodging fishing boats in the vicinity of Port St. Joe, the seas shifted, providing a following sea straight towards their destination. After hitting speeds of 7.5 knots, the engine was secured to save fuel. We were initially averaging speeds of over 6 knots on just sail power. Later in the day, when the winds died down, the engine was turned back on in order to arrive in Destin an hour earlier. The following sea made the entrance into the Destin Harbor more difficult, but after getting past one big wave that tossed the boat around, entry into the harbor was accomplished and the landing happened with no other incidences. Overall travel time was 2 days 10 hours.
~ Pat White
Mardi Gras Party
February 28th 5:30pm
Seafood Gumbo Red Beans & Rice
King Cake
Prizes
11
FUN!