Today we timed our trip to get the west current through the canal. Dropped the mooring ball at 7:30 and motored to the yacht club dock to fill water tanks. It was 2 hours after low tide but at one point in the channel the depth read 1.3' under our keel. There were memories of Wellfleet all over again so we held our breath and kept going. The current was against us all the way out of the harbor so that was a 45-60 minute trip out. Once in Plymouth Bay the 
winds were variable at 1K or less but the current was with us so we averaged 7.8 SOG again. There were lots of boats coming through the canal and heading North. Peter talked with one sail boat on VHF and they were going to home port in advance of Hurricane Bill.
winds were variable at 1K or less but the current was with us so we averaged 7.8 SOG again. There were lots of boats coming through the canal and heading North. Peter talked with one sail boat on VHF and they were going to home port in advance of Hurricane Bill. We arrived at the canal just 30 minutes after the current shifted 
west so we had an easy trip through. At the halfway point the canal turns to the South West and the wind started blowing 15K and above so we were anticipating heavy rolling waves on the Buzzards Bay side. Jane went below to get everything well secured and all life jackets went on, including Pretzel! We had to wait for the train bridge to go up (another first for us) along with about 5 other boats.
west so we had an easy trip through. At the halfway point the canal turns to the South West and the wind started blowing 15K and above so we were anticipating heavy rolling waves on the Buzzards Bay side. Jane went below to get everything well secured and all life jackets went on, including Pretzel! We had to wait for the train bridge to go up (another first for us) along with about 5 other boats. Buzzards Bay was calm but very foggy. We moved in and out of fog all 
the way to Hadley Harbor but heard lots of chatter on VHF16 from boats in Vineyard Sound, Quick's Hole, and Cuttyhunk. The fog there was very dense. Arrived in Hadley at 3PM and rafted with Peter's friend Deanna Martell and her husband Bob. We have decided this will be our last night "on the road" and will head for NEB marina tomorrow since the forecast is for big wave action Sat. & Sun. (over 10' waves).
the way to Hadley Harbor but heard lots of chatter on VHF16 from boats in Vineyard Sound, Quick's Hole, and Cuttyhunk. The fog there was very dense. Arrived in Hadley at 3PM and rafted with Peter's friend Deanna Martell and her husband Bob. We have decided this will be our last night "on the road" and will head for NEB marina tomorrow since the forecast is for big wave action Sat. & Sun. (over 10' waves).
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