UP THE MAST

At times the mast of Charmed appears short, like when you are
searching for the boat in a crowded harbor or at a crowded dock. At
times the mast seems tall, like when going under any bridge, or when
going up the mast. The mast is always 62 feet above the water. Then
there is a foot or so of stuff tacked on top. We have cleared a
bridge whose boards told us clearance was 63-1/2 feet. We will never
attempt passing through a bridge with less clearance.

The first time up Charmed's mast was in Vero Beach, for fun and
pictures and to straighten a windex that an osprey had wanted for nest
material. With the bosun's chair adjusted improperly it was scary.
No fun and no pictures. A more accomplished climber, Carey went up
the mast for the fun and pictures.

Here the bosun's chair is adusted properly:

No fear now!