October 6- Our escort out of the harbor departure day from Stockton Springs.
October 6- Wind 20+ kts. Wind chill 30 degrees. Made 8+ kts down Penobscot Bay.
October 8- Sunset during an overnight sail from Cape Small ME to the Cape Cod Canal. Taken just after we sailed through a pod of 17+ whales! Some close enough to smell their breath. One fin whale swam right under our vessel. Very scary! An awe inspiring sight. Too exciting to get pictures.
October 9- The following are images entering the Cape Cod Canal around 0800 hrs.
October 9- West end of the canal. Mass. Maritime Academy's training ship behind Captain Dave.
October 9- RosaLee and David showing off their treasures (live scallops) from the beach at Onset Harbor MA.
October 11- A near miss in Block Island Sound. We had the right of way, but gave way. Davey at the helm.
October 11- s/v Mustang on a mooring at Block Island RI
Having a dance party to "Cascada" on deck at anchor in Montauk.
October 13- RosaLee and Davey on the beach at Montauk NY. The following are pictures taken during our 5 days awaiting weather at anchor.
Montauk Harbor Yacht Club
Another close call! Dead weight tonnage rule again. Had to tack to avoid collision and certain death. We would have ended up directly in front of the towed barge! Arrgh!
We had a nice relaxing evening at the dock in Clinton CT.
The train station the morning of our trip to NYC. Pete Koutrakos, the Harbormaster was nice enough to drive us to the station this morning. The rest are at "The Big Apple."
Throng's Neck Bridge, Western Long Island, East River entrance.
A fast ride through NYC. We made 7-8 kts with the powerful currents ebbing with us.
Hard at work doing their schooling.
Barnagat Inlet Lighthouse, central New Jersey.
The beach by the boardwalk at Atlantic City.
Trick or treating costumes. Went to Brigantine to a wonderful neighborhood. Kids brought home lots of candy.
