As regular readers might have seen, we have had a harsh weather
week these past few days. It snowed on
Monday and temperatures went below 10 degrees Fahrenheit (or -12 degrees
centigrade). Yes for us southerners that
is cold! It was that cold that it froze
Back Creek where our boat is located. As
I mentioned previously,
the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) website mentions
that seawater freezes below 28.4 degrees and our measurements showed the ice
surface was 28 degrees; indeed cold enough for saltwater to freeze. Expecting rain on Saturday night, I thought
it was prudent to at least get a lot of the snow of the boat, in the hope to let
the rainwater runoff easier and keep the inside drier.
First getting on the boat was an adventure. She was stuck in the ice. Thank goodness we were able to pull her
forward a bit and I was able to push some of the snow of the bow with my snow
shovel, thus taking some of the weight of the bow and loosening it enough that
I could pull it over. Now getting on
without slipping and going of the other side.
I did succeed, and got most of the snow pushed of. I only slipped once and thank goodness I fell
right into the cockpit and did not need to try to swim in 28 degree water. The snow was nice and soft. I tore off the handle to the companion way
hatch on my way down, but at least I've got something else to work on this
winter.
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| Removing snow from the boat (photo taken by Donna A. Briedé) |
It is always good to be at the yacht club. I’m seldom alone; there is always someone
working or at least visiting their boat.
This was also the case on Saturday and actually on Friday as well. The advantage of membership of a group such
as this is comradery and friendship. It
is a great place to hang out. We humans
are social animals and need others around, despite my regular assertion that we
men are all monks and rather be alone.
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