We had a bit of a wind event here last night and when we went down to the lake this morning we found that someone had lost their paddleboat and it had drifted up on our beach. Trying to do the right thing, I decide that I should move this boat to the end of the dock so that the owner might see and reclaim it.
The rope that secured the boat before the storm had evidently broken and I was having difficulty moving the water filled boat. I decided the logical thing to do would be to leap into the boat from the dock and paddle it. I remember telling my wife – be decisive. You transfer your weight quickly when boarding an unsecured boat or it will move away from you before you are aboard and you end up in the water. I moved  without hesitation and the boat immediately began to sink. Evidently, the plug was gone and the hollow boat was already filled with water. Not enough buoyancy for my weight. The boat began to flip so I had to jump to prevent the boat from landing on top of me.
Now when I went down to the shore I did not intend to go in the water. I had my phone and the other things I normally carry in my pockets. I hope the Galaxy Nexus survives – I really like that phone. It took me a few seconds to rescue it from my pocket and it is now sunning on the deck.
Oh – come and get your boat. Once I was soaked, I decided to drag it to shore.
