Posted: August 2nd, 2005, 12:27 pm
[quote="Sir reel] I started to run back in along with 5 or 6 other boats running from the weather. West of us (where TC's report came from) I think the weather may have been more suitable. [/quote]
Take it from one of those 5 or six other boats...the weather to the West was not much more suitable. Despite the wind direction, the further East I moved, the further East the menacing clouds moved until I finally ran out of East to run! In the mouth of Aucilla River I hunkered down for the bad stuff to pass and then ran back across to the lighthouse in the only slightly less menacing weather on fumes. I felt very lucky to make it back to the launch.
Take it from one of those 5 or six other boats...the weather to the West was not much more suitable. Despite the wind direction, the further East I moved, the further East the menacing clouds moved until I finally ran out of East to run! In the mouth of Aucilla River I hunkered down for the bad stuff to pass and then ran back across to the lighthouse in the only slightly less menacing weather on fumes. I felt very lucky to make it back to the launch.