We left the Thompson Bay anchorage yesterday morning and sailed-SAILED!-ten miles N along the coast of Long Island to anchor at Dilda Rocks. It was a treat to be able to raise and lower the mainsail again without any trouble. Once we were anchored George ran the water maker and I did a few loads of laundry. We normally hang the bed sheets on the jib sheets (lines) on the foredeck. The wind was blowing the sheets so much, though, that the blowing sheet would pull the clothespins off. We eventually had to hang the sheets from the bimini in the cockpit, and even then they would become disconnected.
We are so happy to be able to use the mainsail again.
The sheet is clipped to the frame of the bimini and blowing in the breeze. Shortly after I took this photo a clip fell off.
This is the first time in nine years I have had to wash wool socks that were worn in the Bahamas.
The sky as we were leaving this morning. The moon was actually a crescent moon. The lighter colored water around us came from the glow of the steaming light on our mast. Since the sun wouldn’t rise for another 45 minutes we were using our navigation lights.
Today we had a lovely sail from Long Island to Old Bight, Cat Island. Once again we appreciated being able to use the mainsail. We initially had seas of five feet in the deep water of the Atlantic Ocean but because the waves were spread ten seconds apart the ride was quite comfortable.
We are so happy to be able to use the mainsail again. The sheet is clipped to the frame of the bimini and blowing in the breeze. Shortly after I took this photo a clip fell off. This is the first time in nine years I have had to wash wool socks that were worn in the Bahamas. The sky as we were leaving this morning. The moon was actually a crescent moon. The lighter colored water around us came from the glow of the steaming light on our mast. Since the sun wouldn’t rise for another 45 minutes we were using our navigation lights. Just after sunrise.
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