Running Against the Wind
Even if I had Bob Seger on I wouldn't have heard it. Family and I decided to take a ride from Paugus Bay to Wolfeboro to go to Nolan's for a late lunch. I own a 28' Formula Bow Rider so the ride over was a bit bouncy with a few good size waves over the bow at 27mph. Docking at the town docks, everyone around me seemed to have forgotten it was windy and compensate for that while docking so a lot of near misses occurring. Got docked , great pizza at Nolan's. Now the "What was I thinking " return trip. We left at 3:15 , took the turn outside Wolfeboro bay and headed towards the Broads. Directly into a 12mph wind out of the North. Navigating 3' white caps on the way back , S pattern trying to keep them on the beam of the boat. Tried everything , trim up to get on top, trim down to just take them on, well not a very fun ride for all involved, and yes , three wet passengers and the captain (me) asking how did I get talked into this? While there are no such days as a bad day on the water, a sandbar behind an island with a picnic lunch would have been better , with less sore muscles and Tylenol on Monday. I should have worn my T-shirt, there is only one captain on this boat - and I am it
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