Trip dates:
Saturday, November 11, 2023
Trip length:
1 day
Type of watercraft:
Kayak/canoe/rowboat
Cool and moist this morning but there was a lovely sunrise and not much wind and wave.
On the way home a cruise ship (AMERICAN CONSTITUTION) was approaching from the Bay. Unfortunately I'd left my VHF on after the last row and killed the battery. She blasted her horn at me to let me know, I presume, that she was restricted in draft and did not intend to give way. Note that I was not in the channel at the time. I made an obvious course correction, shipped my oars, and watched her pass. It was very interesting to row through the wake of such a big ship. No pressure wave at all but the churning eddys from the props shoved Sophie all over the place. It was like being in the Great Falls rapids.