For some years I had the Kiki Dee moored safely on the inside of the harbor, grounded in all but the highest tides and always in sight from the dining room table. She was always tending to settle port down, perhaps due to a slight heaviness on that side. But on a cold new years day I noticed something very special. The Kiki Dee that night had settled squarely from the falling tide on her narrow keel, merely 12 inches wide, and her entire 30 foot wide stance was now carefully balanced on this small footprint. In all the years I have had her, this is the only time she did this. For some unknown reason, I felt this new years day was significant and that perhaps there was a sign or message in all this for me.... but after years of contemplation..... I am still stumped.
