Oh Snap ...

"Steve in Manhattan" (blogenfreude01) 07/27/2016 at 21:48 • Filed to: None

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Used to race sailboats - never managed to do that:

Berang > Steve in Manhattan 07/27/2016 at 22:00

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Thanks for the help, bridge man.

MonkeePuzzle > Steve in Manhattan 07/27/2016 at 22:19

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alternatively...

ttyymmnn > Steve in Manhattan 07/27/2016 at 22:19

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That second boat: “Nope nope nope.”

Chasaboo > Steve in Manhattan 07/27/2016 at 22:49

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I couldn’t see the cannonball that took his mast off. Helluva shot!

Steve in Manhattan > Berang 07/27/2016 at 23:35

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This is simple - approach a drawbridge, signal with an air horn, and circle under power until they open it. NEVER approach a bridge unless you can sail under it. I’ve sailed under the Chesapeake Bay Bridge maybe ... 40 times? THAT’S a bridge big enough to take nearly every mast.

Steve in Manhattan > MonkeePuzzle 07/27/2016 at 23:40

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That’s just silly - plan ahead. Dock in a marina that gives you free access to the ocean, the bay - wherever you want to go. One bad swell, and that mast snaps.

THShorn92 - Left his car in America > Steve in Manhattan 07/28/2016 at 10:07

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Actually that process is pretty common along the ICW, especially in Florida from what I understand. Most bridges have to have a certain clearance but some older bridges do not, and some sailboats are just that big.