Medra has been involved in getting ready for a wedding next Memorial Day, and I was getting ready for the BEER cruise, (only a small conflict of interest). We were going to go down on Thursday to get a slip and enjoy the relaxation of getting set up early; to help others set up and have fun. Hurried is not the way to go. (Bad Omens) We were late and all I could do to get ready was pushed and hurried. We went down on Friday. The trip started with a near collision in Grey. An old man pulled out in front of us at a red light and thank God for trailer brakes, we did not hit him. Down through Albany and South West to Florida to I 10. At Marianna, a wreck happened right in front of us, young people, one pulled out in front of the other as we watched, luckily, the force of the wreck move both vehicles off the road and we went around the mess. The trailer hubs were hot. We arrived at the Shipyard at around six on Friday; put up the mast, Medra cranked it up and I watched!! In the water and at a slip right across from the ramp. Saturday: AM: Got the dingy out of the back of the truck and (it had wheels attached) rolled it to the ramp. My first step into the water was solid (with my well worn Crocks) but the next step was very slick (like Owl S—!). I fell on the dingy and must have injured or broken ribs. Jeff Morrow witnessed the scene and did not laugh! (Can’t imagine why not!) Ask if I was OK. I finally got my breath and said Yes, I got in the dingy and rowed out to the boat. Hurting. Around eight, I tried to put up the roller furler jib and found that I had inadvertently pulled the “stop” through the shive at the top of the furler. We found a young man (27) with a good weight (130) and coaxed him to go up the mast and fix the problem. Jeff and John Davis helped winch him up with a good improvised boatswain’s chair made by Sherry. Up went the jip and away we finally got underway. As we were going out of the channel, a large power boat came by with maximum wake and nearly swamped the dingy. As soon as we were out of the channel, we pulled it up and I got into it and bailed it out. Still motoring, we finally raised the sails and began to sail, for at least an hour. The boat slowed and looking back at the dingy, it was full of water. We pulled the jib in and pulled the dingy back to the side of the boat. As we did the dingy rolled over, the new battery for the trolling motor went to Neptunes Rex and the oars began to float away. The trolling motor was under water. Medra tied a line to me (because I was not in good shape) and I decided to drop off the boat and with my feet, attempt to right the dingy, I only landed on it with the same side I’d fallen on. It hurt. The trouper she is, Medra learned quickly how to start the motor and as I turned the dingy upright, she moved the boat forward thus removing much of the water from the dingy. She stopped the motor and I was able to bail much of the water out of the dingy. After righting the dingy, we searched for the alumimun oars and an old paddle, finding all, which Medra boat hooked and pulled aboard. ( I must say now that she received multiple bruises on her body (she’s so soft and fun). We retrived all of the lost equipment except the battery. We decided to motor to the first anchorage. After dropping the medium anchor and resetting. We could not get off the boat to paddle to shore and enjoy the festivities and socialization with other club members and other BEER sailors. We cooked on board and I crawled into the v-berth for evening. Next morning, I could barely remove myself from the v-berth. We had breakfast and Jeff and Ann rowed over and asked if they could help. And they did. We had decided to return to Shipyard and rest my ribs. Jeff and Warren Hughes was gracious to come aboard and pull the anchor for me and make sure we could get underway. We went back to the landing, parked the boat, got the trailer bearings fixed and chilled out in a motel on Pensacola Beach for the next two days. Drugs from the doctor in Milledgeville helped the pain. I would like everyone to know how much I appreciate the help from all concerned. Jeff and Warren for the anchor! Ken and Jennifer for second assistance. John and Sherry for assistance with the furler.Calvin and Grayson for checking on me later. And all the members of OSYC that attended the BEER cruise, because I felt, after Warren and Jeff, that friends on a cruise is a great thing and everyone should try this as a group and with the support of members. Thank you so very much! God Bless you all! Ronnie and Medra