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Fog bound. (Back to Basics).
Trailer Boats
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September 1, 2002|
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During my college years, I served as a summer life-guard on the beaches of Cape Cod. It was at this time that I first experienced fog while afloat.
A vapor thick as a Midwest blizzard formed around me one morning in early September as I motored a rescue boat from the harbor base to my assigned beach, a two-mile ride. One moment I was zipping along 100 yards off the surf, and the next moment I found myself in a thick cloud, with no idea which way was east or west.
The boat did not have a compass, and even with the outboard shut down, I couldn't hear any ...
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