[C320-list] Self-quarantining at anchor

[Chris Nichols]

I’m in home lockdown here in the UK and the whole situation has become very real with exponentially rising deaths and infections. I too thought about sailing-away to isolate afloat however several factors made me aware this was not a great plan for me. Your mileage... etc...

1. Incubation period & Asymptomatic spreaders – there is the potential to catch this thing from those that appear well and you may be the one who gives it to others in your group. What happens if your friends on an adjacent boat come down with it and need you to sail them and their plague-boat to a harbour of refuge? At very least when they are carted to hospital you will be quarantined – possibly on their boat. Great!
2. Risk free boating – we all know the potential for injuries aboard – here in the UK ANY injury requiring a trip to the doctor is very likely to result in you contracting coronavirus...
3. Duration – google “The hammer and the dance” and get a feel for how long the hammer will last in the US. Can yo isolate that long afloat? Perhaps with discipline, a water maker and catching fish? I know I’d run short of rum which would not be a good plan!


Chris Nichols
Amanda Rose #476

From: Jack Brennan
Sent: 25 March 2020 14:04
To: C320-list at catalina320.com
Subject: [C320-list] Self-quarantining at anchor

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




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