We left New London, and moved out to Fisher Island, thinking it would not be as lumpy of an anchorage. Had a nice sail for the entire 10 miles, that was 7.63, but a bit into the wind, so had to tack, adding on mileage and time, but we did not care, as it was a beautiful sunny day.
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| New London Ledge light - light winds and flat seas |
We stayed a while in Port Jefferson. Walked to groceries and relaxed for a couple of days while Kris's hand healed. We also did some boat projects.
Finally finished the dodger. Complex curves are difficult to sew. This one curved section was the toughest sewing project yet. Strained Kris's patience, and several "time outs" were necessary.
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| Starboard side dodger. Short section on right was last bit to sew. |
We left Lewes with a predicted south wind, and for once the forecast was accurate. Had a very nice sail from Lewes, DE, up to New York City. As we have done before we tried to time the trip so we would arrive in time for favorable tide and current, and be able to pass through New York harbor, and the East River and make it to Port Washington, NY.
This is tricky timing, as you are never sure how fast you will sail, as it depends on the winds. We did a spot on job this time, and hit everything with perfect timing.
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| Leaving Lewes, DE |
After another trip into town in Annapolis for groceries we decided to head out.
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| Third time at McDonalds in 6 days - enough for now |
Been a busy week, and unfortunately, we were quite lax on taking photos.
Left Norfolk last Sunday, and headed north, having quite a nice sail most of the 43 miles up to Deltaville. Had to motor last 3 miles, and wind dropped to under 3 knots.
We left the dock after our last packages came in on Monday. Docks are sticky things - they are convenient, and sometimes hard to pull away from.
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| Leaving dock. Sojourn and What If still at dock. |
Well, we are still here in Oriental at our friends dock. Have spent a busy week doing projects. It can be frustrating to work for 3 days on a single project, and when it is done, you have nothing visible to show for it, but that is how it has been going.
We ran new wiring from our engine rooms to our battery cabinet. We upsized the wire, as we are wanting our engine alternators to charge our lithium battery bank directly. This means more amps coming in when running the engines, which means bigger wires needed. The wiring for starboard and port are done, but unfortunately our port alternator did not arrive yet, so we will finish the last bit of the project later.
