Re: 30 Years Since Edmund Fitgerald

Dave Stadt wrote >>8 to 10 feet? Hardeharhar. A mere ripple upon which to
play my friend.<<

;-). Depends on the size of one's................boat. I laugh about it
now too.

The boat's twin, double screws (and the GPS) may have saved our lives.
Lesser craft have swamped or capsized in that stuff, with the wind, the
rain, the waves and no functioning radar (knowing other boats are trying
to find the inlet from prior radio chatter). Only the second time I told
my first "mate" (that would be my wife) to get out the PDFs and everyone
else to please be quiet. Scary stuff when others are depending on you, and
you're doing your best to maintain the game face. I'm sure pilots can
relate.



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