The one that got away

Monday June 20th 2011 - The one that got away

our morning in Plymouth was great - we went waterfront cafe for breakfast followed by showers, filling the liquid propane tank, adding 12 gallons of diesel. Everyone in this marina is helpful and friendly. Its definitely on our top 10 list - Lisa was so helpful and we will try to stop by on the return voyage.

When we left Plymouth winds were low and built to about 8kts. Then we hooked one! The skipper would argue that it was a giant and that is why it got away. It jumped clear out of the water 100 yds behind the boat. on the second jump it came off the hook. Darn it. So we had to defrost ground beef for burgers on the bbq - not a bad second.

When we left Plymouth we weren't certain of our destination other than it would be in Buzzards Bay. We made it to the east entrance of the cape cod canal by 2pm - perfect timing for slack water and the turn of the current to the west. thanks to those of you who posted your guesses of speed over ground. Actually we did 10.3 kts with about a 3.5 kt current in our favor. As we were heading along the canal the wind grew from the west so we got our gear ready for the western end of the canal where the wind opposes the current. As we approached we could see white caps and standing waves. With 20kts of wind we were in for some fun, We have a video we will post. suffice it to say there were some bow burying waves and water was splashing up to the cockpit.

We then sailed on to Mattapoisset and moored on a buoy and got a ride into town for light refreshment followed by bbq of the burgers back on the boat.

This morning we woke to a beautiful blue sky and are trying to push hard for either block island or the tip of long island. We will check on with another post later.