There have been several times we have given shelter to boats in trouble. Here's an open ivitation to those in trouble in Center Harbor Bay. I know the owners of Colonial Pines (the white boathouse on the westerner shore across from 1/2 mile island) and traveling to inside the next boathouse going southernly along the western shore. All these people would welcome a ship in distress and would welcome a docking in threatening weather. Some of us will invite you up for cocktails or hot chocolate, while others will just give you a wave when the weather clears, but the bottom line is I know my neighbors, and we know the distress that comes from inclement weather to boater on the water. What should not be of concern is how the "shoreline people" will react when a boat in distress needs a safe haven. We know your pain and will try to help.