Thursday, July 15, 2010

Don't go to our private marina! ............. from P

This post is not in correct chronological order - but my brain doesn't work in chronological order - and based on recent witnessed sailor behavior, I think a few instructions on sailing etiquette are needed.  Specifically, when you find an idyllic spot to anchor, the best things to do are:  1. Continue going there whenever you can, 2. Don't tell too many other boaters about it, and 3. Do not foist yourself upon the nice people who live along the creek.  Well, in the spirit of sailor helping sailor, and in violation of #2, if you find yourself sailing up the Chesapeake Bay do yourself a favor and anchor in Indian Creek.  But please do not be rude and push your way into Chris and Rhonda's luxiuriously comfortable vacation home, which sits right on the best anchorage spot in the creek.  A few other things you definitely should not do:  You should not stand on the bow of your anchored vessel and scan Chris' back-yard pool with your binoculars to find out if anyone is home.  Then, if you see people, you would be very rude to cup your hands to your mouth, and yell "CHRIS!!" a few times.  Not cool.  If you fail to get a response, it is not fitting to then go online and look him up in whitepages and start calling his house.  Last but not least, don't resort to tandem yelling with your spouse.  But if you did do all those rude things, he will likely eventually hear you, zip out on his jet ski (appropriately the same color as a taxi), take you back to the house for a swim in the pool, a few (?) cold beers, dinner, fun conversation, and a sunset ride back to your boat.  So....... whatever you do, don't go there, and please don't tell anyone else about this anchorage.  By the way - thank you Chris and Rhonda!

1 comment:

Unknown said...

Yeah, like you've NEVER done that before, on water or on land!! Always a good time!