The maiden trip

Date: Aug 15, 2015
Trip #1
Weather: Sunny
Waters: Calm
On board: C, J2, R, A, with Eric of SGBoating

Eric had offered us the use of the marina's courtesy boat to practise our boat piloting skills, and we took him up on that all of only once! We were either too busy at work or the weather turned foul.

But with the boat already here, he suggested that we take a practice run in it and get used to the feel of it. To ease our nerves, he said he would come along on this, our first trip out, two days after I inspected it.

Eric was all set to help us get our sea legs back.

He gave C a run-down of the bits and bobs on the console and a refresher on using the throttle, the kill switch, filling the tank, raising the outboard motor... stuff like that.

So much to remember! 

And then we were off. Eric gave C some pointers about negotiating within the marina's 'no-wake' zone. C did admiringly well. Me, I politely declined to manoeuvre the boat while it was in the confines of the marina. What if I pranged it??

Cap'n C takes her out ... slowly, as J2 takes in the sights.

We get going and J2 looks chuffed.

And when we really get going... R is kinda happy.

We ran Little Wanderer outside the no-wake zone of the marina for about 45 minutes, both C and I taking turns at the wheel. It ran like a dream, and not too loud too. Being more used to driving on terra firma, I have to say driving in the absence of road lanes was a little disconcerting.