Subscribe to RSS FeedA month and a half....really? A month and a half since my last post to my blog...sheesh, that's embarrassing. I have been a bit busy, but not that busy. Just lazy, I guess. I've been sending many of my photos to the official Safe/Sea Facebook Queen, Meg, to post on the Safe/Sea Facebook Page, so I guess that could be my excuse.
"It kinda seemed like I was blogging, really, it did."
Anyway, the season is just screaming by, like a Safe/Sea towboat being chased by a nasty thunderstorm. The caseload is right about where is should be looking at the past several years' history. There's been a few minor salvage jobs, but a ton of fish trap collisions and foulings down at Black Point, just south of Narragansett Town Beach. Those particular traps have moved farther out from the shore and have been snaring many unsuspecting boaters. If you're heading through the area, be sure you check your chart closely and stay outside the fish trap areas that are marked with purple dashed lines; the only sure way to stay out of trouble is to avoid the designated fish trap areas entirely!
Below are some photos since my last post, including a boating related, but not work related one. Contrary to what you might think, I'm a recreational boater as well as a professional boat driver....
Over the past month, I've been towing in great weather...
...towing in foggy weather...
...towing at sunset...
...towing at night...
...towing in Point Judith (image from the Salty Brine Beach webcam)...
...and speaking of webcams, here's one of my favorite shots from our new webcam at the Block Island Boat Basin. Sunsets on that camera are frequently spectacular.
I've also been training the next generation of Safe/Sea Captains, as my son, Will, got his RI State Boating Card this year and is now legal to solo a boat with more than 10hp. Well done, Willie!
And, finally, I've been racing the J22 purchased with a couple of friends this spring in the Wickford Yacht Club's Wednesday Night Series. I'm flying the spinnaker below, and Will is getting ready to help douse the chute.
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