It was my birthday, after all, and my mother sent me some nice clothes-a Hawiian type shirt and khaki shorts. We planned an evening sail, three couples, followed by a nice dinner on the Tchefuncte river-so I wore the new clothes, looking very spiffy for a 45-yr. old. It was a beautiflul evening, and we're tacking downriver, sipping champagne, when we go aground. I take a look at the depthmeter and it's telling me less than 2-ft.(I have a 3.6 ft. draft). Well, no amount of heeling nor motoring would budge us, so as captain I made the decision that required some of us to get out and push. My problem, of course, was my new clothes. They had to go, and all I have on board for spare is my foul weather gear. So, it was decided to send the women below, and my attourney friend and I stripped naked and went overboard. The water was only up to our knees, the river bottom an oozy, lumpy, Louisiana muck. ( Continued)
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Funny?
I'm not sure this should be classified as a "Funny Story". A Captain who is paying more attention to the level of liquid in his champagne glass, versus the river level by not monitoring his depth meter, probably deserves something "Funny" to happen to him.
I'm not sure this should be classified as a "Funny Story". A Captain who is paying more attention to the level of liquid in his champagne glass, versus the river level by not monitoring his depth meter, probably deserves something "Funny" to happen to him.
Lighten Up, Bob
Some places it may take an idiot to get stuck on ocaision but down here with all the skinny water we all do it from time to time.
Some places it may take an idiot to get stuck on ocaision but down here with all the skinny water we all do it from time to time.
Scott - Were you close to TRivers?
I almost did that in the daylight with no champagne - it shallows up around that point right before you go out in the lake. Bob obviously doesn't understand the Louisiana way of cruising - guess he wouldn't be fun at mardi gras.
I almost did that in the daylight with no champagne - it shallows up around that point right before you go out in the lake. Bob obviously doesn't understand the Louisiana way of cruising - guess he wouldn't be fun at mardi gras.
Exactly Jim!
It was indeed right accross from T Rivers! I'm telling you, I was watching the depthmeter (Bob has it wrong, I'm very safe)...it went from 18 feet to 2feet in about 2 seconds! Anyway, I'm going to proceed with part two of the story...
It was indeed right accross from T Rivers! I'm telling you, I was watching the depthmeter (Bob has it wrong, I'm very safe)...it went from 18 feet to 2feet in about 2 seconds! Anyway, I'm going to proceed with part two of the story...
Shallow water
Up near me, there's a tidal river which can be very tricky going down (or coming up). The channel is marked but not very well. When I first started going up an down it, an older boater friend told me that "Anyone that has gone up or down this river regularly has run agorund at least once. If they tell you they haven't, they're either telling a lie or don't regularly go up and down the river."
Up near me, there's a tidal river which can be very tricky going down (or coming up). The channel is marked but not very well. When I first started going up an down it, an older boater friend told me that "Anyone that has gone up or down this river regularly has run agorund at least once. If they tell you they haven't, they're either telling a lie or don't regularly go up and down the river."
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