Bristol arrival

Bob and Phil's adventure to Bristol RI is complete. I will write short note here but provide a link to Bob's Fujin sailing blog for you to get more details. We set sail in Fujin at 12:20am Saturday morning and had a great sail down to the Cape Cod canal. We were on a beam reach for most of the way making an average of about 6 knots. Despite layer upon layer of clothing it got quite chilly. As we turned to head west through the canal and the Buzzards Bay we had great winds, but from the wrong direction. As a consequence we had to motor for about 11 hours until our arrival at Newport, except for a couple of attempts to sail. When we arrived at Newport we were met by friends who put us up for the night - and I thought I would be sleeping on a boat and getting cold again. On arrival beer and burgers were awaiting us. What a great welcome. Sunday morning, following a great breakfast (I leave the discussion of meals to Bob's blog), we sailed north to Bristol RI. Winds were predicted to be very low, but as our destination was in sight they picked up and we had a delightful sail at speeds up to 7 knots into the marina. Wee left Fujin there for the winter. Importantly, this is where Fujin was built, and there is a story there. Check out Bob's blog site for more details