Hadley Harbor to NEB Marina, Portsmouth RI
6:30AM Jane was up and glancing out the window. She saw s/v Shashey moving by leaving Hadley Harbor. We had no idea that Don & Barbare Lane were there! Peter tried to hail them on VHF but eventually phoned Don. What a shame we missed them. Hope they weathered the storm out on Martha's Vineyard!
By 7AM we left Bob & Deanna and headed into Buzzards Bay for the final leg home. Conditions were better than expected so full sails came out, leaving our engine on and followed our track to way point #1 toward Cuttyhunk. We had to turn into the wind to stay on our track so the sails came in. We wanted to get to the marina as soon as we could so we expected to motor all the way. Passing Quick's Hole and Cuttyhunk we saw at least 20 sailboats heading across Buzzards Bay or leaving Cuttyhunk. Never had we seen so much traffic on a Friday. Everyone was probably trying to get back to their base before the hurricane gets closer. Leaving Buzzards Bay the forecast 4-6' waves appeared out of the SW and winds were pretty consistently 18-20K with gusts up to 22. Peter reefed both sails so we were stabilized having a fairly comfortable sail. Pretzel was zipped into her carry bag next to us and slept the whole way. "Kinvara" handled the sail well. There were 4 other boats also making their way toward Newport. Just outside the Sakonnet River entrance our autopilot decided to take a nap. Peter turned toward starboard, hand steering, into the Sakonnet River. Once there we got our autopilot back and Jane took the helm so Peter could rest. Everything was fine until we rounded the island and headed SW again toward the marina. Winds were gusting to 25K and it was very rough. Made the marina by 3PM, and tied up at the dock, thanks to John and someone from NEB. Thanks John!
Of course we could not return without more drama. Just before we left the marina our car windshield was severely cracked by a stray stone tossed up by a truck. It was fixed the next day by a AAA mobile unit and everything was great! When Peter got into the car to get Dunkin Donuts the next day, he discovered the rear view mirror had fallen off and was sitting on the seat. Apparently whatever adhesive was used did not hold up to the heat. AAA is coming Monday to fix it.
This week we are thoroughly cleaning, restocking non perishables, and visiting with family and friends. The plan is to drive to Florida Saturday...for 2 weeks, leave the car there and fly back to Providence Sept. 14th. Then the Southern adventure begins.
6:30AM Jane was up and glancing out the window. She saw s/v Shashey moving by leaving Hadley Harbor. We had no idea that Don & Barbare Lane were there! Peter tried to hail them on VHF but eventually phoned Don. What a shame we missed them. Hope they weathered the storm out on Martha's Vineyard!
By 7AM we left Bob & Deanna and headed into Buzzards Bay for the final leg home. Conditions were better than expected so full sails came out, leaving our engine on and followed our track to way point #1 toward Cuttyhunk. We had to turn into the wind to stay on our track so the sails came in. We wanted to get to the marina as soon as we could so we expected to motor all the way. Passing Quick's Hole and Cuttyhunk we saw at least 20 sailboats heading across Buzzards Bay or leaving Cuttyhunk. Never had we seen so much traffic on a Friday. Everyone was probably trying to get back to their base before the hurricane gets closer. Leaving Buzzards Bay the forecast 4-6' waves appeared out of the SW and winds were pretty consistently 18-20K with gusts up to 22. Peter reefed both sails so we were stabilized having a fairly comfortable sail. Pretzel was zipped into her carry bag next to us and slept the whole way. "Kinvara" handled the sail well. There were 4 other boats also making their way toward Newport. Just outside the Sakonnet River entrance our autopilot decided to take a nap. Peter turned toward starboard, hand steering, into the Sakonnet River. Once there we got our autopilot back and Jane took the helm so Peter could rest. Everything was fine until we rounded the island and headed SW again toward the marina. Winds were gusting to 25K and it was very rough. Made the marina by 3PM, and tied up at the dock, thanks to John and someone from NEB. Thanks John!
Of course we could not return without more drama. Just before we left the marina our car windshield was severely cracked by a stray stone tossed up by a truck. It was fixed the next day by a AAA mobile unit and everything was great! When Peter got into the car to get Dunkin Donuts the next day, he discovered the rear view mirror had fallen off and was sitting on the seat. Apparently whatever adhesive was used did not hold up to the heat. AAA is coming Monday to fix it.
This week we are thoroughly cleaning, restocking non perishables, and visiting with family and friends. The plan is to drive to Florida Saturday...for 2 weeks, leave the car there and fly back to Providence Sept. 14th. Then the Southern adventure begins.
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I'm on and am trying to send this your way. It was good to see you yesterday..We enjoy our times with you.Hope the next trip(Saturday) is fast and easy..
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