[quote=P.M.]No, I was racing in the non spin fleet (5.8NA). We were the first non spin boat to go under the bridge so I was there to see what was unfolding. I was worried about you drifting into the bridge. If I remember correctly I don't think that you had turtled yet. Anyhow, the East Pass is a very busy place to be on a Saturday morning at 7:30 am. A lot of the fishing charters are going out and the boat traffic at the confluence of the harbor and pass is congested (I also remember a bunch of the fishing charters catching their bait at the MOA marker which we had to honor). Not much I could have done on the cat in such a strong current. I do remember hearing some VHF talk on the handheld to offer assistance. I'm surprised the club didn't help. I know there were a couple of boats from the club taking pictures. Sadly, I have seen similar unrelated situations . . .
You could not have picked a worst place on the planet to get in trouble on a cat. I lost a rig at the mouth of the pass a couple years earlier on a cold January day with the winds 20+. When the current is full on it is a torturous and dangerous place to be. Through the years I have seen my share of many inexperience power boaters get swamped and sink the boat.
How in the hell did you get your turtled boat back under the bridge?[/quote]
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