Wednesday’s forecast was for rain but we decided to head on
north east regardless. We could get wet waiting around town or wet sailing.
Easy decision really. Winds were forecast to come up during the day – we will
see. We motored until 10am (2hrs) and then the wind came up. Initially about 10
kts and then rose to 20 kts. Several hours of close reach then close hauled
sailing.
Days like these are the ones that remind you that you love
sailing. Fog – 500 foot visibility. At times torrential rain but with the wind
it was a heck of a lot of fun. Well for me at least. Yolande needed to go below
and rest after her ocean abdominal work out.
Maine is known for its beautiful scenery. However, we saw none of it due
to the fog. Thank goodness for radar. About an hour out we called Judy at
Boothbay Harbor Marina. She drove down to meet us – it has been a slow day so
she had stayed at home. She recognized us from our many trips here and gave us
a very warm welcome. As we docked another sailboat arrived ~50 foot with four
Dutch sailors. Judy was happy as she went from zero activity to two boats in 5
minutes.
Today we learned why we need to close our stern hatch that
opens to the cockpit. As we were sailing in 20kts of breeze on a close haul we
had a good heel angle and water was pooling in the cockpit. I lookd down and
noticed the hatch was open. Unfortunately, our mattress beneath the hatch is
now wet and we are trying to dry it out. Perhaps after a few beers and we won’t
notice the problem.
Tonight is England vs Japan in the next semi-final. Fingers
crossed.
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