SVCharm: 2025-01-11 Week in Long Island

Sunday we slept in a bit from our late night at Junakanoo, then headed to Long Island. Weather forecast said we could expect 12 to 15 knots to sail, but ended up with little wind. We tried the spinnaker for a bit, but could not even keep that flying, so ended up mostly motoring.

We had our chute up for about an hour, but then the wind died.

Monday was stronger winds. Dean started buffing and waxing the deck. Kris had a sloth day of reading, computer games and not much else.

Monday night it dumped rain. Feels more like the Caribbean than the Bahamas, with so much rain this season.

Tuesday also windy. Dean did more buffing and waxing, and Kris started with the sanding and refinishing the wood in the boat. It’s a project that will take many days.

Wednesday was town day. Went out for a nice lunch at and then up to the grocery store for fresh stuff. Took in the trash. The dinghy dock was pretty torn up from the last storm, so a bit tricky walking along the edges and not falling in.

Nice lunch out at "Vantage Pointe Restaurant"

Dinghy dock, but tricky but still workable.

The wood Kris started refinishing was in the V-berth, specifically a high cabinet. The cabinet did not sit flush to the ceiling, and she noticed it had been at one time, but was falling off, the screws no longer holding it. She worked to get it back in place, and unfortunately decided that her shoulder should be the item to push upward while she wedged some supports to hold I in place. Wednesday night, her shoulder was sore.

Thursday we went back to the store, as we found out on Wednesday that new fresh fruits and veggies would be out. The difference was surprising. Thursday the store was busy, and 5 times the amounts of fruits and veggies, and decent looking ones at that. We also stopped and got some new foam paintbrushes at the marine store. Kris’s shoulder was quite sore, so she just relaxed the rest of the day, while Dean did more buffing and waxing.

Friday we defrosted the fridge and freezer. Dean did more waxing in the morning, and then we upped anchor, and went to the fuel dock and filled the tanks, then back to anchor. Did some laundry, and relaxed. Kris’s shoulder still hurting.

Working on putting all the food back in after the defrost.

All the food back in, and organized

Saturday more of generally nothing. Went for a nice walk to the ocean side beach, then back to the boat. Kris’s shoulder is getting better, so back to work soon. Afternoon of reading books, and playing on the computer.