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Both myself and my wife had a very pleasant excursion yesterday in our Whaler even though we were forced to stay inshore due to the rough sea conditions. About 1245 local, we took a trip out to the end of the jetties to look at the conditions, but we decided to turn around after a quick check. Seas were 5-7 and whitecapping.

On our return trip back into the Brazos Intersection, we spotted a classic Outrage 18 with a Yamaha 150 and 2 persons on it. This Outrage was VERY nice looking with a magnificent job on the wood gunnels. We turned back east on the ICW and got close enough to compliment the owner on the wood before turning back east. I considered continuing on without bothering the good folks on the Outrage, but it sure looked a LOT like our jvz's boat pictured on this site. It was pretty much impossible to converse on the water, next time we meet we should certainly go into that marina there where I caught up with them for a drink, that big blue and white building is Surfside Marina.

I have to ask, who was that mystery Outrage's owner? I know it's almost GOT to be someone on this site...will the owner of that beautiful Outrage please stand up? :)

The whole sighting thing apparently jinxed our outing in a way...shortly after the sighting, our starboard engine trim motor decided to just stay running and refused to be shut off! We had to end the day by putting in another work order at the marina to get this repaired. We still had a great day of Whalerin', and enjoyed a nice supper at the Wurst Haus in Lake Jackson before returning to Dripping Springs a day earlier than originally planned.