Today we were reminded how nice it is to have a heavy boat with a pilothouse and a trusty anchor. The strong east wind has blown up a good chop with a small period. White caps marched through the harbor without ceasing. We sat up in the pilothouse alternating between looking at the wind gauge, reading, and watching the show. Several Hunters sailed wildly back and forth on their anchor (been there, done that). There was evidence of wind damage to one's headsail. Folks worked on the foredeck, messing with their well-stretched anchors rode. A dangling secondary anchor was beating into a bow. After a while, it was a pleasure to watch boats resting quietly and behaving.
I went into the commissary and repacked the inventory. By consolidating half-empty bins, there is now room to move down there. Several squalls moved through, bringing brief periods of heavy rain and higher winds. We saw just over 40 knots. Spartina, a few miles north, reported seeing 48 knots. Our limited exercise for today was racing to close all the open windows at the sound of the first raindrops.
We were not without our issues. Our Gold Looper burgee broke its lower attachment and was flapping wildly so Barry went out and reattached it. Late in the afternoon, a few folks piled into a dinghy and rode to shore. I can't imagine what they needed that bad. We did get a decent sunset to end the day. The wind has laid down a bit, to 20-25 knots. Thanks to our trusty Rocna anchor, we're firmly stuck in our same spot. As Aunt B says, we're just bobbin' and weavin' while waiting for this front to move on out.
Note: This is my first attempt to upload a video. Please let me know if it works. :-)
I went into the commissary and repacked the inventory. By consolidating half-empty bins, there is now room to move down there. Several squalls moved through, bringing brief periods of heavy rain and higher winds. We saw just over 40 knots. Spartina, a few miles north, reported seeing 48 knots. Our limited exercise for today was racing to close all the open windows at the sound of the first raindrops.
We were not without our issues. Our Gold Looper burgee broke its lower attachment and was flapping wildly so Barry went out and reattached it. Late in the afternoon, a few folks piled into a dinghy and rode to shore. I can't imagine what they needed that bad. We did get a decent sunset to end the day. The wind has laid down a bit, to 20-25 knots. Thanks to our trusty Rocna anchor, we're firmly stuck in our same spot. As Aunt B says, we're just bobbin' and weavin' while waiting for this front to move on out.
Note: This is my first attempt to upload a video. Please let me know if it works. :-)
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