The reason for not wearing street shoes or slippers is that they leave black marks on the deck that are really a pain to remove. On sailing days we usually stop for a swim if the sea conditions permit, so you ll want to bring snorkel gear. Skinny dipping isn t unheard of but is a little rare. We put all the stuff that needs to be cooled in the on-board ice chest and leave the individual ice chests in the cars to conserve space aboard. Please help keep the below decks area dry by not going below in wet gear.
Someone always forgets their darned water bottle.
The boat, the Duke Kahanamoku II, is a 41 Down Easter pilot house sloop sail boat and it has a 65 hp auxiliary diesel engine. We ve had 18 folks out sailing and have had as many as fourteen divers with two tanks each aboard. The toilet aboard is out of commission by design . I notice smiles of contentment on several faces right after people hit the water. Swim stops can usually be made on request.