Dream what you want to dream, go where you want to go,
be what you want to be. Because you have only one life and
one chance to do all the things you want to do. This is about our life !
Danielle was away all weekend for the recitals of her dance school. So on Monday, we took off and anchored off Great Brewster Island. The weather was perfect to spend a lazy Monday at anchor.
We did not get to sail a lot, but the idea was just to get out of there
On the way back we encountered one of the largest Tall Ships heading out of Boston. It was the Spanish Schooner Juan Sebastian Delcano. I ended up getting a few nice shots.
Our annual Season opener Party was scheduled for July 5. We had Matt come over as our musician, and many friends from many harbors joined us :)
Buzz and Marcy sailed down with us back from Misery Island. Chris and Erin, Ed and Annie and other friends friends from Constitution came over. Most of the party was held at the Tiki Bar and everybody had a great time.
On June 4, 2010, we had a great sail to Salem, where we met up with our friends Buzz and Marcy on S/V Emeraude. They live on a mooring on Emmy in Salem.
We rafted up on the north side of Misery Island, and had a great evening.
It was great to see them again, and Misery Island is one of my favorite spots, especially if it is not that crowded.
One word of caution though. If you drop the hook, or grab a mooring on Misery Island, I would suggest that you stay away from being close to land. The mosquitoes can be quite a bunch. We always carry big Citronella candles with us. They provide great mood light and keep the mosquitoes away in the evenings
Next day, Buzz did have to do his annual "Replacement of the alternator belt in the middle of the Ocean" routine after we towed them out into the clear. Then we sailed back to Boston to celebrate our combined belated birthdays, as well as the beginning of the season.
That party may make it into the blog when I have time. In the meantime, we had the absolutely perfect wind sailing from Salem to Boston. I could not resist doing this video to KD Lang's rendition of Hallelujah by Leonard Cohen .
After a very unsettled day yesterday, May 8, it suddenly calmed down. However, the NWS had posted a gale warning starting after midnight. Danielle just told me that the gale will continue at least until 4 pm. Oh well, not much to do but lie in bed and catch up on the blogs.
Last night, at precisely midnight, the wind started howling. It was getting to be a wild ride. No problem to sleep though, except some occasional wave slapping.
Below is a video that I took this morning. The boat is continuously heeled over by about 5 degrees. We also had to rescue Donnie's boat where a fender had jumped off. Not a good thing.
One of the great things of being in Winthrop are the sunsets. I decided to take a sunset picture and publish it on Facebook every time I get a chance. Below are a few taken in May 2010
On May 1, 2010, we moved to Winthrop. The 3 WYC winter liveaboards, Andrew, Chris and us, packed up our boats and moved over.
It was a great day, and felt good to be back in our summer location.
The club docks are still worked on. We are replacing several big floats, and all docks get painted every year.
Chris and Hillary decided to go sailing for a while since their boat was fully comissioned. I was able to barely get my headsail in, to be able to have some control in case there was a problem with the headsail
Last night the shrinkwrap came off, and tonight the frame will go. I brought over the powerwasher and cleaned up some of Dinghy Dong (that's one of Danielle's naming conventions) In other news, we had a great party last Friday, and on I was able to pick a good slip at the Withrop Yacht Club for the following season. Last sunday, we took our Friend Paui's 51 ft powerboat and went over to Marina Bay to meet up with our old friends Jeff and Cheryl. It was a beautiful pre-season trip.
I have been working on a great Blogging/Cruising Site that I will publish soon, but that has taken a bit of a delay for now since I am facing a deadline for my real customers, Continental Airlines, as well as developing a website for my Dockmasters postion at the yacht club.
I decided that I need a new camera. The IPhone pictures are just lausy quality unless the lightning conditions are ideal. Once I get that, I will be posting more pictures
Saturday, March 20, 2010
We are still in Woonsockett, trying to try to try to start cleaning up the house so that we can go back to Constitution Marina.
For those who don't know... Danielle's mother, Nancy, passed away February 8th. She left the rental house and their belongings of 32 years.
It has been very hard for Danielle. She lost her father last year and her mother this.
We are hoping that life will get back on track by late April.
Last summer, Danielle made a great discovery. There is actually a vet that is doing house calls. HarborVets is a pair of local veterinarians who come to your place. Regardless if it is a boat or a house. They are very compassionate, competent good doctors, and I can highly recommend Dr. Emily Neenan & Dr. MaijaMikkola Curtis.
Here is Dr Maija "Dr Mik" with Sammy. I have no personal benefit but like to support the efforts of people who I believe are doing a good thing. Maija was recently the runner up (to Angell Memorial Hospital) as the Best Vet in 2008 by the Readers' Choice Awards of Beantown Tails Magazine!
Well, we are here at Constitution Marina with Waterdancer completely shrinkwrapped. A friend mentioned one day, that there is a devious satisfaction of playing with a shrink-gun that can instantly combust anything in it's path if brought too close. 300,000 BTU/hour is a lot of energy.
We have a new door this year. It is a screen door but I am planning on getting a Plexiglas cover for it. When it gets cold and windy, it is amazing how much heat a good wrap with a solid door can retain.
There have been days when it was sunny and 20 degrees outside while we were warm and cozy in the cockpit without any additional heat.
Now I need to clean up all the mess and tools that are all over the cockpit. The boat actually provides for a nice social area in the winter time. Having the cockpit as a living area under the shrinkwrap is great.
I am glad that I was able to finish the shrinkwrap though. It is raining cats and dogs here, a huge storm moved up from the south. The winds are not too bad, but it is wet, very wet. Somebody posted that it had rained so much in the DC area , that the fixed docks got flooded, and some liveaboards could not get off their boats !
Last evening, the winds peaked with this storm as Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel, Cape Henry, Norfolk and Oceana gusted to between 70 and 75 mph, causing many power outages. Into tonight, winds will gust to between 40 and 50 mph from Nantucket and Long Island to the Jersey shore and the Delmarva Peninsula. The risk for power outages will expand northward with these winds. Strong winds will focus on southeast Massachusetts on Saturday, possibly gusting to over 50 mph on Nantucket.
