Chapter 31Some Days, You Are the Show

As we pulled into Great Kills Yacht Club, we knew we’d hit a significant landmark. We’d cut across both of the main bodies of saltwater on our voyage—the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic Ocean. Though we’d be dealing with tides for another week or two, we’d effectively made the transition from seas to rivers.

That night, we shared docktails with our buddy boats and Kim on The Perch. The director of the America’s Great Loop Cruisers Association mostly listened as the surrounding boaters discussed the previous day’s run and our pending entry to New York Harbor. Maggie and I talked about feeling inexperienced. She smiled and said everyone has days like that. “Some days you watch the show, and some days you ...

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