Sailing competes with gardening and other pursuits and commitments, even when the boat is nearby. We enjoyed a couple of GYC events - a lobster bake for the 4th of July weekend, when Leigh's mom was visiting, and a music night - and we went sailing three times: a few days to Old Saybrook (where our friend Peggy rents a house for a month at Fenwick, and gives a house party at the end); a Tuesday to Saturday sail to Shelter Island and back; and a two week "hit the highlights" trip to Block Island, Cuttyhunk, Martha's Vineyard, Nonamesset/Naushon, South Dartmouth, back to Block. We didn't sail as much as we would like - there's more wind on LI Sound than in the Chesapeake, but it wasn't super-reliable in mid to late August. We had some thoughts of doing a late season sail this week (10-14 October) but there is a long to-do list, it's on the cool side, and the wind was not going to be very consistent.
We will not be able to haul out at GYC - it's ramp, and too steep for Raconteur - so we are going to Dutch Wharf in Branford, early/mid next week. We will be doing some preparation and offloading tomorrow.
Here are a few photos of our northern summer.
