We decided not to bring her to GYC this season - the club wasn't able to dredge - by the time the permits came through, the dredging company wasn't available, so the silting continues and it was already difficult to get in and out last year with our 5.5' draft. At MLW, the channel out to the Sound is carrying maybe 4'.
We've planned our first excursion, to Nantucket and back, starting Sunday July 6 and coming back Monday July 21st. We've secured moorings at Nantucket for four nights, at Vineyard Haven for two, and at Jamestown, RI for two; we'll try to moor at Block as well, though it's first come first serve there.
I had backpack envy, so I splurged on a new 42L Cotopaxi Del Dia - JP had bought the 35L before our abortive season with Third Flight in Florida - so we shall see how much of my preferred sailing wardrobe I can fit in there. I put a few things on hangers, too - JP says I can have 3 or maybe 4 max - I like having my clothes with me. Here's an (unpaid) link to it on Amazon: New backpack
I'm starting to write about Raconteur for the memoir in essays - I wrote a couple of short pieces about our first sailing adventure together, the ASA liveaboard course that we took with Blue Water Sailing in Lauderdale, when we were still living in Boca and working in Florida. Since the focus of the memoir is "home" - what I brought to them, what I took away - it will be interesting to see how this blog helps with that, or doesn't. Taking the two-week trip will help refresh my thoughts, though.
Speaking of Third Flight, here are two pictures of me waiting for her to arrive at Gilbert's after I had left JP and Susan off in the early morning to bring her from Marathon, not long after JP's pneumonia adventure.
The departure.
How I staved off boredom.
But I did save a perfect dock space for them.
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