On Towing

Winter 2013/14 I worked with the coast guard search and rescue unit.  One of the best experiences I’ve had.  The benefits of working with unit have been phenomenal, the hours of intensive training have paid off more than I ever would have imagined.  I left the coast guard to meander up to Blind Channel in the spring, but I found myself back on fast response aluminum boats in the form of the Blind Channel water taxis.  The first call of the season came from Cordero Lodge’s Bayliner, adrift near Mayne Point.  Theses are the calls I live for and Hans and I launched off the dock in the Thurlow Express.  As we approached I set up a tow line which thanks to the coast guard training I can do with my eyes closed.  We got them securely tied to the dock and little did I know then that that would be the first of many tows over the season.