Sea Scout Ships 851 and 360 had a sailing adventure from 26 June to 2 July. The ships chartered 4 sailboats ranging in length fro 28 to 38 ft from Emerald Coast Yachts in Pensacola Beach, FL. There 12 scouts and 8 leaders that made the trip. Below is group photo.
While rafted up for dinner one evening, we were hit by a severe thunder storm with gusty winds and rain. We had to rapidly break up the raft and the four boats scattered to ride out the storm. I was on a Hunter 28 with Gary Sawyer as the skipper. When we broke the raft, he and I were the only ones on the boat. We had to retrieve the anchor, took 4 tries to break it loose. We then motored around until the storm subsided. Then we anchored again for the night. gary and I kept 2 on/2 off anchor watches during the night to make sure we were not dragging the anchor. tiresome effort. Here is a picture of the storm as it approached our anchorage.
This is Skipper Dave with a floppy hat, shades, and a life jacket. Still got mild sunburn on my nosae and cheeks.
This is Skipper Dave helping Gary navigate across Santa Rosa Sound towards the Big Lagoon.
James is at the helm and Hunter is minding the main and jib sheets.
Another shot of us in the cockpit of the Hunter 28.
A shot from the bow of the boat as we sailed near Pensacola.
While rafted up for dinner one evening, we were hit by a severe thunder storm with gusty winds and rain. We had to rapidly break up the raft and the four boats scattered to ride out the storm. I was on a Hunter 28 with Gary Sawyer as the skipper. When we broke the raft, he and I were the only ones on the boat. We had to retrieve the anchor, took 4 tries to break it loose. We then motored around until the storm subsided. Then we anchored again for the night. gary and I kept 2 on/2 off anchor watches during the night to make sure we were not dragging the anchor. tiresome effort. Here is a picture of the storm as it approached our anchorage.
This is Skipper Dave with a floppy hat, shades, and a life jacket. Still got mild sunburn on my nosae and cheeks.
This is Skipper Dave helping Gary navigate across Santa Rosa Sound towards the Big Lagoon.
James is at the helm and Hunter is minding the main and jib sheets.
Another shot of us in the cockpit of the Hunter 28.
A shot from the bow of the boat as we sailed near Pensacola.
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