Day 2 Block Island Again

We were up and ready to go at 6:30AM to take advantage of the currents toward Long Island. Peter had slept through since 7PM the night before....not feeling better but still not any worse. Pretzel promptly did all her business on the poop deck-and received a treat for it. Thank goodness she didn't forget how to go on the boat. NOAA predicted small craft warnings of 2-3ft seas with winds of WSW 14-17K. Well we managed to get out around R2 outside the channel, turned 278' toward Long Island and made the quick decision after 15 min. or so to turn around and head back. Conditions were worse than yesterday. Wind was sustained 22K with gusting 25-27K and we were crashing over 4-6' waves. We had the strongest current with us but were only going 2.3K over ground when we should have been able to move at least 5K. With Peter not feeling well we decided to head back into Block Island and have another day of R&R. Hopefully Peter will benefit from this. The sun is out and sitting out of the wind it is OK. Jane thinks it's pay back for leaving without paying for the mooring!! Stay tuned and hopefully we will move tomorrow.

The Poop Deck

Poop Deck flush