Pic Of The Day

YYZRC

@willhound My son is losing his mind at the prospect of selling millipedes for $75/ea

J3ff

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TonyG13

A little sunset dinner cruise...

aero3113

aero3113

captkevin

Nice shots Aero. Kids look like they are having a blast.

YYZRC

Nice day at Giant’s Tomb yesterday. South wind put sterns to shore. 

aero3113

captkevin said:

Nice shots Aero. Kids look like they are having a blast.

Thanks @captkevin ! I hope my girls keep their love for boating and the beach when they’re teenagers also! 🤞🏻

J3ff

Dinner with a view.. Cape cod

PickleRick

A little proof that pancakes can be done on a kuuma if you adjust the regulator.    

aero3113

J3ff

Cape Cod, Ma --> Yellow stone

rasbury

PickleRick said:

A little proof that pancakes can be done on a kuuma if you adjust the regulator.    

I've cooked foe a family reunion on charcoal with two big cast iron skillets! Bacon too without burning down the campground.

J3ff

Last one from yesterday... the bike actually backed up and then followed me by when I passed.

aero3113

Very cool @J3ff

PickleRick

We've had some pretty intense thunderstorms lately.  They run down the eastern side of the Appalachian mountains with some force.   With lake levels down several feet we didn't feel comfortable riding out the storm in our preferred protected cove.  Not enough depth to safely drag more than a few feet.  

So we hoisted anchor and took off motoring into it sticking to the leeward side of the channels to stay  somewhat out of the predicted 60+mph winds.  The boat was still heeling a bit, a few times I had to change my heading into the wind so as not to scare the admiral. 

Lasted maybe half hour tops.   Saw plenty of boats rushing to the boat ramps but stuck in the water until it passed due to huge waves.   Not far from our location a guy was boating alone and rushing the ramp.  Between the wind and waves he was tossed off of his boat with no PDF.  Another boater saw him despite very limited visibility in the downpour. Sadly it was too late by the time he was pulled into the other boat.


Our boating laws require a pdf for each person in arms reach.   In Florida I believe they only have to be in the boat.   Had he been wearing a pdf he likely would have had a fun story to tell.    

TonyG13

Scary story and good lessons. Glad you came out OK. Storms like this usually give you a few minutes warning -- that's when I put on a PFD (auto-inflatable at a minimum). If the phone and the VHF NOAA alarm are going off, then it's my fully outfitted Mustang with PLB, portable VHF, etc.

Dream_Inn

Very sad to hear.  I boat way too much to not wear my PFD while moving (or in a storm).  At least you were smart enough to stay away from other boats and ride it out. 

Cool picture!

rasbury

I think if fl as long as the boat next to you has a pfd your ok...look at YouTube at some of our inlets...crazy..sitting on the bow...getting stuffed in waves with none...I'm surprised there are nor more deaths. Heart goes out to this family....,GB.

Formulaben

J3ff

Has been an amazing trip out West... Wyoming/Colorado from the air. 

YYZRC

Rough out in the big water. 

J3ff

Somewhere over Kansas

aero3113

In Savannah for training till the 18th (I came down on the 31st) my wife and daughters arrived today, they’ll be keeping me company for a while🥰⚓️.

J3ff

PickleRick

How are New Yorkers handling the heat of Savannah this time of year?  I've been all over the islands of SC and Georgia but Savannah is never a place I've stopped.  It is on the bucket list.  

It's almost time for some drum fishing!

aero3113

@PickleRick the temperature has be very nice this past week. This coming week it’s supposed to warm up, we’ll see!

aero3113

We took a day trip to Bluffton SC today. Very nice area.

PickleRick

@aero3113 I hope the weather stays good for you guys.  About 2 weeks ago we were in the middle of a heat wave and some of our coastal beaches were Caribbean blue rather than their usually green/brownish color.   Very rare for our area.   Those coastal (low country as we call it) areas are by far my favorite of our state.  If you haven't had a chance to do any history tours I highly suggest them.   

 

aero3113

Found this sifting through the sand at Tybee Island. Anyone know what it’s from? About an inch or so long and narrow.