A New Dawn on a New Season

Well, as this sailing season begins with a cold rainy start, my second summer out of college is heading in an interesting new direction I had not expected. I spent this winter working part time at Syracuse Stage, but when the new year started, they didn't need my help and I was forced to look for more work. This search led me to apply at West Marine. I'd applied before last spring, but never heard anything about it again. I pretty much expected the same this time, and as weeks went by I had all but forgotten about it. Then I got a call, they wanted an interview.
Fast forward a month or two, now I'm working 10 hours a week at west marine. They hired me because of the experience I have with sailing... specifically building Adra, and everything this blog has covered. One day my manager comes up to me and says, "Do you want the Assistant Manager position, I don't have one yet, and you're qualified." So now, not even two months working there and I have a management position. I'm still trying to figure out how it happened. The Lord is good.
Anyway.. that is loosely connected to what is happening with Cassandra. At West Marine one of my fellow co-workers is a licensed USCG captain, and owns a marina up on the Little Salmon River. He writes articles and needed a boat to take pictures of, I'd told him I wasn't sure how I'd afford to get Cassandra on the water this year, eventually he proposed a trade, Cassandra gets a slip in his marina, and he takes his pictures of me and my boat.
Yesterday we both had the day off and were going to launch Cassandra, step the mast, and take pictures of the stepping process. Well, the day dawned, cold and pouring. Still we both showed up and waited for a clearing. None came. So, we launched Cassandra in the pouring rain. We were both soaked to the bone by the time she was in the water. On a side note, Jackson has a fever and isn't cooling properly. I need to replace a gasket, but in the meantime I was allowed to use the marina's 15hp outboard to get Cassandra to her slip. So, the Lord has provided me with a well paying job, a slip for Cassandra, and a friendly coworkers. I'm looking forward to see how this year continues. Mast stepping should hopefully happen next week, updates will follow as more happens.