Sonnet has been sailing since she was a toddler. She made the trip with us from Plattsburgh down the ICW, a journey accomplished during the three summers before we retired. In all her sailing experience she has only fallen overboard once, in Annapolis Harbor. It was her first extended cruise and she tried to jump ship to a bigger boat and missed. Luckily I was there to fish her out of the water . When her harness slipped off her body as I tried to haul her back in, I went for a rescue swim, completely dressed, and in full sight of all the tourists having dinner at Pusser's restaurant across the harbor! Despite this incident, Sonnet loves cruising. Over the years, she has gotten very good at moving to the low side bunk whenever we tack. At anchor, she loves to sit at the stern and watch the harbor lights reflect off the water. And she enjoys being with her people 24-7. After thousands of miles of sailing, she idefinitely deserves the title "Old Salt."
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