Trip dates:
Friday, January 6, 2023
Trip length:
1 day
Type of watercraft:
Sail
#2
With a 10 knot west wind blowing a short sail from Willoughby Bay to near Buckroe Beach was perfect. A little cool on a beam reach became quite comfortable during a brief downwind with the sunshine. Returning, I saw in the distance what appeared to be a dinghy floating east on the outgoing tidal current. Hoping to capture and return it to the owner I changed course to intercept. As a got closer I could see it was a large tank of some sort. Several attempts to contact the USCG to advise them, failed, on both my radios. This hazard was eventually spotted and the following day CG radio broadcasts were still warning boaters.