Sunday, May 18, 2014

My time on the water

I've been asked what my personal experience on the water has been. My immediate response has usually been "Not much," but then tonight I started thinking and counting:

High School / College  

Passenger cruising inland waterways of BC in various craft (not driving) 600-700 miles
40-50 hours driving ski boats; 80-100 hours more as passenger; in bays, rivers and lakes; 
passenger on Catalina ferry 10 times for 500 miles
passenger on Puget Sound ferries 30 times

Mid-life 
2 ocean cruises; Caribbean and Alaska
2 river cruises; Rhine and Danube
owned an Avon inflatable 1 year used on rivers in England
one week charter and operation of 40-ft cruiser on Norfolk Broads, England
owned and operated 5-6 ocean kayaks on dozens of trips from 5-15 miles in rivers, bays and Pacific Ocean
owned and operated a jet-ski for several years in bay and ocean
sailed alone or with others small rental boats in the bay and on rivers
fishing with others on the ocean
houseboat rental and operation Lake Shasta and Lake Mead about 3 weeks
cruising with others around the bay or Puget Sound 10 times
catamaran tours in Hawaii once
parasailing in Mexico once
ferry England France 6 times
ferry England Jersey once
ferry Germany Finland Sweden twice
icebreaker ferry Finland Norway twice
ferry through Greek islands once
Hovercraft through English Channel and to Isle of Wight and back

Retirement 
passenger on whale watching boats size 50-150 feet; from 3-48 hours each trip for 150 trips = 600+ hours;
passenger on harbor tour 30 times
passenger on harbor ferry 20 times
cruising with others around San Diego 10 times

So I am not a complete novice on the water. 

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