March 23, 2014.

Heres a quickie. We were sitting having lunch when over the VHF we heard “Moorings charter boat leaving Marsh Harbor, Moorings charter boat leaving Marsh Harbor. Your...dinghy...is...still...tied...to...the...bow (and then after a suitable pause came the kick to the groin) Captain”. The word “Captain” was dripping with pure sarcasm. It was delicious. Well done anonymous voice from the VHF, well done.

When you pick up a Moorings charter in Marsh Harbor they usually have it backed into the slip so the renter can just pull away when its time to go. There’s not enough room behind the boat to trail the dinghy so they tie it to the bow. When you pull out into the harbor you're supposed to pause, go to the bow, untie the dink and walk it aft and retie it and then tow it along behind you. Evidently they forgot. I wonder when they would have noticed....