It hit the Deck !

It happened during the schooner parade,my prized 200mm zoom lense hit the deck after some yahoo in one of those loud "go fast" boats hit me with his wake. At first I thought it was OK,just about all the pics I took for the rest of the day came out fine. But as I used it I noticed the outer edges were slightly blurred. Very slight at first but as time went on it got worse. Soon it became loose.Taking pictures on a boat can be and is a challenge. When I'm not in "shooting mode" I usually place the camera on the dashboard. The dash has a lip and most times it's secure. I really can't hang the camera from my neck or it would be banging into the console with the motion of the boat. I was getting into position to shoot the schooner Bluenose II,moving along at about 4 knts looking to starboard I was suddenly rocked by a huge wave hitting my port side knocking the camera to the deck. Out of the corner of my eye I saw it go.Instinctivly I moved my left foot in a vain attempt to cusion the fall.I wish I had big feet! Anyway now I have to save my pennies for a new one,in the meantime I still have the 50mm lense to use. The 1st pic below was taken with the damaged lense....the outer edges are blurred. All other pics are with the 55mm lense.