The Adventuress Runs Aground
KOMO News is reporting that the tall ship Adventuress has run aground off Shaw Island in the San Juans. The boat is on the list of ships destined for Tall Ships in a few weeks. No word on whether she’ll make it now.
Ironically … it’s 133 feet long. Hmmm … That can’t be a good sign.
Link to KOMO NEWS
Link to Tall Ships Tacoma
Thank you, Jamie
4 comments
M michael buchanan June 23, 2008
Damn, its the one I booked for the 4th fireworks show. This may not be a good omen for me too! Maybe they need a new captain. I had sailing lessons 40 years ago when I lived in Sausalito but,of course, have forgotten everything I learned.
D Davest June 23, 2008
Ya always gotta watch the charts! Puget Sound is massively deep in some areas but incredibly shallow in others. We were about a mile off the shore in Everett a couple of summers ago and I was able to touch bottom due to low tides and all the silt from the river.
They’ll get unstuck. A change in tides and maybe a little help from a tug. My guess is they’ll be at the festival with nothing worse than a squeaky clean keel.
Whoever was navigating will be hiding in the sail locker :-)
S Squid June 23, 2008
I think the Adventuress was scheduled to be one of three Youth On Board vessels for Tall Ships with a crew of Tacoma teens sailing her from Victoria, scheduled to leave this Sunday.
E Erik B. June 23, 2008
It better get unstuck soon or its going to be transformed into a Tacomic.