[C320-list] Self-quarantining at anchor

[Gene Helfman]

a great way to flatten the curve.  congratulations.

On Wed, Mar 25, 2020 at 7:04 AM Jack Brennan <jackbrennan at bellsouth.net>
wrote:

> Interesting and scary times.
>
> Our spring cruise has been delayed/canceled, like everyone else’s plans
> for everything. The Keys and the Bahamas are closed to visitors, no bars or
> restaurants are open, parks are shut, etc.
>
> So our cruising club is heading to a semi-isolated anchorage off an
> uninhabited island in Tampa Bay. The idea is to self-quarantine en masse.
> You want to visit a friend? Dinghy over, tie up to their stern and chat.
> Our ages range from the 50s to the 80s, so we have to be careful.
>
> I hope all of you get through this OK. Sailing is a great way to avoid the
> crowds. My wife and I took a long sail out into the Gulf of Mexico
> yesterday just for a change of scenery and to take advantage of a 15-knot
> beam wind.
>
> Jack Brennan
> Sonas, 1998 Catalina 320
> Tierra Verde, Fl.
> Dolphin Cruising Club of Tampa Bay
>
>
>
>
> Sent from Mail for Windows 10
>
>

-- 
Gene Helfman, Professor Emeritus
Odum School of Ecology, University of Georgia
PERMANENT address:
    498 Shoreland Dr., Lopez Is., WA 98261
    (360) 468-2136
    genehelfman at gmail.com

  "This is the way the world ends
   Not with a bang but a whimper."