Well, it was only a matter of time before we found a little corner of the Delta to run aground upon. This one was really weird but benign — we’re now “off” the shoal and anchored with our bowsprit right over it actually–but, yea, it was weird. There’s a little cut between two waterways–the Suisun Slough and the Montezuma Slough. The cut is 30′ deep and at the end of it, as one goes into the SS from the MS, there’s a “hole” from eddies of water and the hole is over 50′ deep. The channels are oh, say 150-200′ wide here. We planned on anchoring just to the SouthWest of this cut–in an area that was known by locals and cruisers alike for good anchoring with approximately 7 ft of depth at low tide. We draw 6’4″, btw, with 54′ LOD/46′ waterline. So, we go into the teeny tiny anchorage area and watch the FLS near the front of the boat read 3′ while the depth sounder near the back of the boat (these two instruments are about 20 ft apart) reads 25′. Throw it into reverse, go back to the 50′ depth. Think again. Go back into the anchorage (less than a boat length in, note the FLS is at 3′ again which means its almost in the mud, hubby drops the anchor off the bowsprit–thunk into 2′ of muddy water. Back down, oops, the mud bar extends back along the east of the boat, too, humm… we’re aground for a bit, back down and turn the boat some more off the mud bar and take the dingy and pull a stern anchor into the reeds and tie it off to some pilings. Lead line says we’ll continue to have 5′ under the bow at low tide tomorrow am, 8′ midships, and 20′ at the stern. That’s all good. Lead line in the dingy says we’re in a “hole” just big enough for our boat and we should be able to back out of it. Goody. 15 to 25 knots of wind’s on the nose and should stay there. I wonder how we’re going to get that bow anchor outta the mud. No trip line. 50′ of chain out there and I’m not planning on going forward one inch with this boat to get it. Perhaps we’ll wade.