Day 12 Belfast to Tenants Harbor

Getting to sleep last night was misery - it was so humid and hot, but what 18hours can do. This afternoon I was so cold I put on two t-shirts (one long sleeved), a jacket and my insulated all weather pants. The temperature was about 60F with winds blowing from the Atlantic. The good thing is that tonight we will be back to sleeping with blankets which will be wonderful.

We left Belfast at 8:30am with our itinerary to head south to begin the exit of Penobscot bay. We decided to figure out at sometime during the journey where our destination would be. We motored for about 4 hours, and then as seems to be the norm for this area the winds came up at noon. Its as regular as clockwork. With Rockport and Camden in sight we started sailing and entered into Mussel Ridge Channel, a sure sign we are leaving Penobscot bay.

At this point the skies became overcast, we checked the weather forecast (thunderstorms possible) and it got chilly. We continued to sail until about 3pm when we called ahead, having just made our destination decision, to Tenants bay to reserve a mooring. 30 minutes later we arrived and picked up the mooring ball. Here is a picture of our neighboring boat. She is a beauty, but I would hate to have to take care of all of that wood work.

Speaking of woodwork, when I searched the internet about the boatbuilders back in Belfast I noticed that another boat in the marina has been refurbished by them.

Here is information about this hybrid diesel electric boat from the French Webb website -
"French & Webb has completed construction of a 29′ Diesel/Electric Launch designed by Stephens, Waring, & White Yacht Design of Brooklin, Maine.

This innovative launch is powered by a Steyr Hybrid drive incorporating a diesel motor coupled to an electric motor/generator; in other words, the propeller will turn by either diesel or electric motors. The launch’s arched carbon canopy is covered with solar panels to help keep batteries charged. Construction is cedar strip planked sheathed with 9 oz. unidirectional carbon inside and out. The stern is cold-molded veneers sheathed with carbon."

As we were sailing down Penobscot Bay we took several pictures of other sailing vessels. One was of interest where someone was sitting at the bow. Shortly thereafter we heard a radio conversation between someone on his sailboat and he was talking about sitting at his bow with his remote control steering the boat. We assume its the boat we saw. Here are a few shots of it and him. This also makes me wonder, if he were to fall overboard would he be able to use the remote control to perform the man overboard drill and rescue himself? Hmmm, maybe I am going to rig my boat this way too.