Re: Things to do before Spring launch

Reggie Smithers wrote:

> Skipper,
> I don't think Wayne's comment was a flame, it was sarcasm designed to
> prove a point. While towability might be an important factor for a few
> people, it is not, nor should it be the most important consideration for
> most.

I never proffered that towability is the *most* important factor...but
it is an important factor in a truly trailerable boat. Weight, width and
towing profile all enter into that equation. Most boats with boxy cabins
have horrible towing profiles, as is the case with that Parker.

> Most people who want to take a boating vacation a long distance from
> home, will charter a boat. This is the reason there are so many charter
> companies in the Florida and the Carri bean. There are many charter
> companies in San Diego and around the Sea of Cortes that allow you do
> cruise without the hidden expense of wear to your tow vehicle when you
> trailer a boat 1500 miles. They are also stocked with provisions and
> outfitted for the area you will be boating.

We were based out of San Carlos on a July visit
to the Cortez. The old Miramar hotel had a large thatch covered palapa
on Bacochibampo beach just out of Guaymas that featured good drinks and
mariachi music 'til the wee hours of the morning. We dinghied over to
Bacochibampo in the late afternoon for dinner, drinks, and a few hours
of good conversation after a busy day of diving.

Time seemed to slip by. It was about 10 PM when, drawn by the sound of
the surf gently lapping the shore, I stepped off the palapa's large
concrete floor to walk the sand beach on this moonless night. As I
approached the shore with the sound of mariachi music playing in the
distance, the scene seemed magical. The bioluminescence of the small
waves breaking on shore was surrealistic and illuminated the area with a
faint green glow. I must have walked two miles of the beach that
evening. I'd seen this glow before and since, but never with so much
intensity.

Returning the 10 miles to San Carlos that evening was also an
unforgettable experience. Senses were raised as we skimmed across the
clear warm waters of the bay. Forward, the surface was not visible, you
saw stars, dim lights from the distant shore, and a three dimensional
sea with bioluminescent waters highlighting schools of fish and a few
monsters at depths up to fifty feet. Astern, the wake offered a bright
glow and reassurance that you were not indeed floating *in* the sea.

--
Skipper
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