“Tow Me, Maybe” or “Life Jackets and Life Choices” - Captain Kitty’s Log - UNCHARTED - Special E05
25 March 2026
In this episode of Captain Kitty’s Adventures, the Scout flotilla lucks into “six-star” luxury at the Extra Fancy Yacht Club, trading cat holes for hot showers while the captain quietly ignores a ban on member-only facilities in the name of crew morale. A weather-hobbled training day of drills, knot shows, and beach hijinks gives way to a big coastal push in marginal conditions, where Kitty, Big Kahuna, SLF, and their Scouts battle fading light, gusty winds, confused swell, and tight timing to reach a distant marina, punctuated by on-the-fly crew transfers, communal pee breaks, and anxious navigation in the middle of the bay. Kitty’s boat hammers in at 9:15pm, but SLF’s slower, Scout-powered vessel vanishes into the darkness, triggering a farcical “not-quite-emergency” response that escalates from borrowed radios and hitched car rides to police, Marine Search and Rescue, and an ultimately cheerful late-night recovery of a perfectly safe, song-singing crew—followed by rinses under a hose, cuppa soups, and bed at 1am. The next day the show leans into its comedy-of-errors vibe: Kitty and Big Kahuna helm a wonky supermarket trolley like a dinghy, weaponize Scout puppy eyes to transport a tiny boat on a stranger’s SUV, and then settle into an unexpectedly blissful day on a stunning beach, where the winds refuse to cooperate and “waiting it out” becomes a sun-soaked debrief. Marine Search and Rescue reappear not as saviours but as a casual tow service, turning the return leg into a glassy-bay cruise complete with coastline views that beg for canapés, and the episode closes on sunset pizzas, sand-soaked Scouts, and the revelation that their hard-core sail-camp-sail plan has quietly morphed into a beachside mini-break that gives a very tired Captain Kitty exactly the accidental R&R she deserves.
Read Capt Kitty’s full story here - jump to: “Expedition Day 3-5”
https://180letters.substack.com/p/53-captain-kitty-sailing-part-2
