It has been quite an eventful day. We woke up to beautiful weather. The sun was shining and the winds were 10-15 out of the northwest. A great day to set sail. We left the dock at Mamaroneck at 11:00 am. We motored around outside the harbor, practicing maneuvers in prepartion for learning to dock the boat. Then we put up the sails and tacked back and forth, getting a better feel for how Breeze On handles under sail. We were also waiting to time our arrival at the Throgs Neck Bridge so the currents would be favorable as we passed through Hell Gate and the East River. We dropped the sails and motored under the Throgs Neck Bridge at 2:00 pm.
Just after we passed through Hell Gate at 10.3 kn our captain, Suky Cannon, noticed that there was 3 inches of water on the floor of the forward head. She determined that it was fresh water, not salt water and that our 80 gallon water tank was empty. We were trying not to miss the beautiful sights of Manhattan as we investigated the source of the problem and pumped the bilge.
We eventually found that the hose for the cold water going to the sink had become disconnected.
As we were getting close to our destination for the night, Atlantic Highlands, a squall rolled in and the winds picked up to 35 knots. A few large waves crashed into the cockpit and soaked Suky and then George. We turned around and headed back to New York to wait for the squall to pass. We finally arrived in Atlantic Highlands and anchored at 7:30 pm. The sunset was just beautiful and I am exhausted.
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