Maiden "float" was a bust

Just got back from my maiden voyage... no, "float" is more like it. What a bust!

First the bad news...

There was no wind. ZERO wind. Not a puff or anything.

Secondly, I got rammed by a 6 year old with a toy destroyer! His absentee father was just standing there too. Nice. The kid had the entire pond (100' wide I'm sure!) and I was right up close to the wall. We were the only ones in the water. He came all the way over to me and rammed me at full speed. Grrrr... no damage other than my mood which promptly sank. So I gave a humph, took my boat out and went home. >:-(

Maybe I'll outfit my boat with teensy torpedoes and sink the little darlings destroyer next time. See how he likes it.

I was sad. Didn't even take any pictures.

Now the good news...

That all said, it floats! And it works! ... I think. It just floated there and looked good... and took it on the quarter from that tiny admiral and his oblivious dad.

I suppose this is a good thing overall. I've found that if something goes wrong the first time out that things often go much better in the future, so I'll try to be happy about it.

Next weekend should be much better though and I can't wait for the clinic. More news then. And maybe pictures.

Peace! (And watch out for six-year-olds!)

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