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Charlie Nichols's avatar

Great story to re-read! I hate to say it, but the years have NOT been kind to the Park Marina channel - I don't think that dredging is allowed much past Faribanks Point (that's the bluff that the MB Natural History Museum occuopys). Friends with boats in the Park Marina always work the tides to get out, and often stay at the Yacht Club dock or Tidelands Dock to wait on a high tide. The PIA is quite a bit offset by the low price for the marina (and proximity to great chow at Bayside Cafe too!). Our boat is in a slip at the not-so-famous Morro Bay Marina (AKA German Joe's wtih the only crane in town!). We have about 15' UNDER the keel, so low tide doesn't matter much - but I honestly think that the bay is shrinking by the year as sand from the spit and silt from the stream inflo is not-so-slowly filing it in! Plus the "re-introduction" of eel grass is a gross, smelly, foul, annoying, HUGE mess from mid-summer on...but that's just one sailors opinion! Great story, and I think I recall the boat too!

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Joshua Colvin's avatar

Hey Charlie. Bummer on the channel. Seems like the battle over dredging has gone on forever. Still such a great area for a small boat. Thanks for reading!

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Andrew Paul Nemier's avatar

great read. Enjoyed it 👍

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Joshua Colvin's avatar

Thank you.

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Angela Treat Lyon's avatar

Fun story - loved this: "I wasn’t sure what he’d said, so I did what you’re supposed to do—I waved thanks, smiled and nodded." Such polite sailors!

And what a pretty boat!

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Joshua Colvin's avatar

:-)

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