Bob Bitchin
Saltwater Cures All It took awhile for it to sink in, but all of a sudden I realized what it was like to be a sailor without a boat. In a word, it sucks! This realization was thrust upon me when I was planning our Southbound Cruisers Rally at Catalina Island. We’d made all the same plans we’ve done for the past dozen years, but as I was coming back from the Annapolis Boat Show it hit me. I didn’t have a boat! How was I gonna get there? Edider Sue’s boat was in the midst of a three year re-fit, so I couldn’t sponge a ride there. Production Manager Robin had a race she was going to be on that weekend, so even though she set most of the event up, she wouldn’t be going. That left Captain Woody. His boat was in good sailing shape, but with he and Dena aboard and all the band gear (hey, it’s gotta get there somehow!), it would be too tight a fit. 221
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