Brunswick is a relatively busy port but we have never seen it as busy as it was when we arrived in the dark on Tuesday night. We encountered three dredging ships along with various other ships as we made our way up the channel. Finally, at 1 am, we dropped the anchor in a shallow area at a wide spot in the river and went to bed. The next morning we raised the anchor and traveled the rest of the way to Brunswick Landing Marina. Unfortunately, the S wind made our arrival quite challenging. The S wind comes all the way up the river.
Last year—when we had similar conditions—I put a long scratch in the side of the boat when I was either pulling into or leaving the fuel dock. This time I was really dreading docking at the fuel dock and our slip. All went well at the fuel dock—no scratches. I thought all was going well as I was pulling into our slip, but the wind pushed me too far over and I had to abort. I was trying to maneuver back into position to enter the slip but ended up in a position where I felt rather trapped. George had the brilliant suggestion that I turn all the way around, almost 360°. Then the dock master coached me in. He and two others managed the lines and we were in. I couldn’t have done it without their help and felt so grateful. After I turned the engine off I made sure to give them a big thank you.
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