12, 12, 12, 6!!!

   The ICW is known for having shallow spots. You must stay alert. We were tidying up the deck after departure, so i set the autopilot and went to help. We had been out in the sun for about 30 min, then Dana returned to the cockpit. I thought she had bumped the throttle, but alas, no. We had stopped without her help.

This was actually the second time we had hit bottom. The first was when i was sailing on the ICW the wind dropped to 5kts, we dropped to 3. The wind blew us sideways after the rudder stalled, and i had to start the engine to get off. Sailing in a 200' wide canal in a 48' boat is hard to do well.

   Our poor alpha auxiliary control station has seen better days. In fact it does not work correctly anymore.
I contacted Alpha by email, and they are Johnny On The Spot with a reply. We trouble shot by email, and determined the station needs a rebuild.... oh well. They said it will come back with a new faceplate too, no price yet.
Headed south.

   Sometimes we really suffer with food on the boat, Here is the suffering we face.