The Gist: After transiting the Canal, we moved on to Red Brook again. From there, on to Quissett to connect with some sailing friends (and make new ones). From Quissett back to Cuttyhunk where we worked and played while waiting for decent conditions to return to Narragansett bay and on to our home port in …
The Gist: After three fun nights in PTown, we headed west for Plymouth for three nights on a slip for some expected wet weather. After enjoying shore power (with A/C) and (free) Laundry, we sailed south towards the next destination at RedBrook (again). Writing this from anchor off of Sagamore beach waiting for the canal …
The Gist: We extended our stay in Edgartown by two days. Transited Woods Hole about an hour before slack and continued on to Red Brook anchoring there for one night. Timed the early morning canal current for next leg to Provincetown. TL;DR: We had a lovely six nights in Edgartown. Out of that time, we …
Sailed Newport to Cuttyhunk in a small craft advisory with 4-6 foot seas and 20 kts of wind. Arrived Cuttyhunk around dinner time and the pond was very empty. I guess that’s how you avoid the crowds at Cuttyhunk! Departed Cuttyhunk at 1000 for Edgartown, MV where we have a mooring reservation for the next four nights. Rain and thunderstorms expected enroute and we definitely got the rain. Winds lighter than forecast and we actually motored about half of the passage. Arrived Edgartown about 1430 (as planned) in pouring rain.
We normally try to splash early and haul late to make our already-too-short New England sailing season as long as possible. With good intentions, we splashed in early April and proceeded to commission the boat. On our maiden shake-down sail we discovered a problem that would potentially cost the entire season. Happy to say that …
We’ve rented our home in Newport to the same lovely family each summer for the past several years. This gives us a great excuse to: This wasn’t a vacation per se as we both continued working for our respective clients (we’re both independent contractors) albeit with reduced hours. We relied mostly on mobile data to …
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