Second Sail - on the James River - October 26th, 2000

View of an oyster boat on the James River near the James River bridge as seen from the stern of the Kerrie Lynne. Don't you just love those nautical terms!
If you look closely you can see the oyster "tongs." I was really pretty close, it's a shame that my camera doesn't have a better zoom.
The brown "spot" in the middle is the tong dredge being raised and lowered. It was amazing how fast the dredge got in and out of the water. The oysterman running that boat is working hard to keep up with the dredge.

Channel marker two - just thought it looked kind of cool perched there like that/
The chart showed shoal area just on the other side of the mark and sure enough as I approached my depth sounder confirmed it.

The Main

Main and Lapper jib.

Lots of rigging visible.

Sailing beside the James River bridge approaching the draw.
I'm motoring back now because it's getting late and I already learned my lesson about how fast it gets dark this time of year.
There is a pretty strong tide going out (moving port to starboard) in this picture. Based on my GPS, I'd guess the tide was running about 3 mph.

The birds sitting on the power line supports were some kind of coot. They had a long squirrely kind of neck.

The lift is up - good thing huh?
I needed to cross the channel to get back. But, I saw this baby a long way off and decided that I'd just wait and pass astern.
When I did cross the channel I was surprised that the wake from the freighter wasn't larger. I guess I was far enough away that it dissipated some.
The bridge lift lasted about 15 minutes.

Track as recorded by GPS