"I brought some things for that. I don't know how good they are. I had to take someone else's word for that," he said. "I think we probably ought to find some way to wash them."

He nodded. "If you don't mind pulling back the lantern hood, I'll get the anchor. I'm going to row us back out of this channel before trying to hoist the sail. The wind is stiff enough I don't know if I trust my sailing skills to keep us out of trouble until we clear the marsh."