Monday September 21, 2015
About 8am Bob remembered we had yet to get the dinghy
aboard. I had forgotten it totally. Even with whitecaps in the bay the two of us
managed getting it aboard quite nicely.
Still would be nice to have an electric winch! Thank goodness for all the practicing we did
with John and Ron and the Baggetts on the Maine trip. We dropped our mooring at 8:45 even though the
NOAA weather report was for 20 knot NE winds.
A little bumpy but this boat takes it well. Of course the stabilizers are on which may
account for something!
We had a lazy day motoring with no other boats around. While Bob steered I napped in the pilot house until a swell knocked over the Helm Chair and woke me up. At 11:30 we are off the southern tip of Fishers Island with more boats coming south along the coast of the island heading for The Race. We have timed it to enter at the beginning of flood tide to go in with the current. A submarine is outgoing off to port and Race Rock is dead ahead, a very imposing and impressive cement building with a light on top. Not much of a yard but I imagine the view from there must be spectacular.
Several day fishing charter boats are parked off the rock. As soon as we passed the island the seas leveled off for a smoother ride. Traveling at 8 knots with the current and K2F on autopilot we arrived at Dauntless Marina at 3:30 even after waiting for an Amtrack train to cross and the railroad bridge to open. The bridge tender has been at this job for over 30 years!
We met the Dauntless Manager Cy, who was doing everything. It was after tourist season and help was down to Cy and a new part time person, 2nd day on the job. Cy led us to our mooring and then waited to gave us a ride in. We walked around Essex, had late lunch/early dinner at the Black Seal, and walked around town before catching the launch back to K2F at 5:30. We were on board for only a few minutes before company came by, Paul, who takes pictures for boating magazines and wanted to know more about the boat.
We had a lazy day motoring with no other boats around. While Bob steered I napped in the pilot house until a swell knocked over the Helm Chair and woke me up. At 11:30 we are off the southern tip of Fishers Island with more boats coming south along the coast of the island heading for The Race. We have timed it to enter at the beginning of flood tide to go in with the current. A submarine is outgoing off to port and Race Rock is dead ahead, a very imposing and impressive cement building with a light on top. Not much of a yard but I imagine the view from there must be spectacular.
 |
| Race Rock..nice view, no yard |
Several day fishing charter boats are parked off the rock. As soon as we passed the island the seas leveled off for a smoother ride. Traveling at 8 knots with the current and K2F on autopilot we arrived at Dauntless Marina at 3:30 even after waiting for an Amtrack train to cross and the railroad bridge to open. The bridge tender has been at this job for over 30 years!
 |
| Opening just for K2F! |
We met the Dauntless Manager Cy, who was doing everything. It was after tourist season and help was down to Cy and a new part time person, 2nd day on the job. Cy led us to our mooring and then waited to gave us a ride in. We walked around Essex, had late lunch/early dinner at the Black Seal, and walked around town before catching the launch back to K2F at 5:30. We were on board for only a few minutes before company came by, Paul, who takes pictures for boating magazines and wanted to know more about the boat.
No comments:
Post a Comment