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Old 27-04-2019, 16:11   #1
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Me vs a Lagoon 440. It wasn't a fair fight.

I have noticed this L440 in a marina nearby. So I yakked over just to check it out. They say that good bridgedeck clearance is determined if you can make it under with your dink. I'm thinking I can just make it under in my yak and this will be a good test. The next few moments are a blur. My yak is not going straight and for some reason I'm heading for the center nacelle V and it's real tight there. It must be the current, it can't be me. I'm getting squished and then kerplunk, my old ass is swimming in Puget Sound. Yup that there is 50 degree water. Refreshing too! I made it to the dock ladder and got everything back in order except my pride. I think that big ole cat was smirking at me.

I've been yakking over 100 times in the last 3 years and this was the first capsize for me. There must be something wrong with celestial events that day, solar storm, earth's rotational wobble, too much kale for breakfast, something but not operator error.


I'm gonna blame that one on the current. I'm perfect, my mother tells me so.
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Old 27-04-2019, 16:24   #2
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Re: Me vs a Lagoon 440. It wasn't a fair fight.

You randomly went paddling under a stranger's boat?

I tend to dump the galley sink and buckets of dirty water overboard when anyone is between my hulls.

That's very poor respect for other people's boundaries. Much like flying a drone over a stranger's boat.
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Re: Me vs a Lagoon 440. It wasn't a fair fight.

Blame it on the yak. I hear they can handle the cold, but they're not great swimmers.
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