Summer Snapshots – June 2023
It has been a weird summer and I’m not the only one who says that. There was the smoke from the fires in Quebec, hot humid days interspersed with rain and flooding. We never left Fishers Island Sound for the … Continued
On Becoming a Septuagenarian!
Such a mouthful that word is! This is the year I turned 70, becoming a septuagenarian, a person who is from 70 to 79. Ugh. I rather dreaded it. However, I decided that it would take me a week to … Continued
WD-70 Encore – Friends and Good Times
Port Jefferson is straight across Long Island Sound from Milford. We planned to meet up with Don and Cindy on Limerick for a spontaneous WD-70 Encore. Approaching Port Jefferson means watching for the ferries. The ferry run between Bridgeport and Port Jefferson … Continued
Captain Al Is Not Perfect…😳
That is a truly shocking title, isn’t it? The story behind those words comes at the end, but first….. Spontaneous get togethers are often the best. We grabbed 3 days in a row to be out on the boat. That’s … Continued
West Harbor & Coecles Harbor – New York Is So Close!
Whenever we want (or need) a quick getaway from the dock, we scoot over to West Harbor on Fishers Island which is in New York, but only 4 nautical miles away from Shennecossett Yacht Club. I’ve whined about New York’s ownership of … Continued
WD-70 Watch Hill/Napatree and Homeport
What do I call this place? The town is Watch Hill, but the anchorage is Napatree and I tend to use the names interchangeably. This was the final stop on our WD-70 Cruise. 😞😢 Don has wanted to go back … Continued
WD-70 Menemsha
It was time to say good bye to Nantucket after a very enjoyable 3 days here. Time to pull up the anchors. Our “secret” anchor location has good holding. Good holding is great, but it often means extra time to … Continued
WD-70 Nantucket
On Monday we left Edgartown and headed west for Nantucket. We had hoped but not expected to get there on this trip, but the weather cooperate nicely and Limerick‘s crew wanted to see this island. No argument from me on … Continued
WD-70 Edgartown
On Thursday morning we left Oak Bluffs for Edgartown, another short trip. Leaving the compact Oak Bluffs harbor takes a bit of forethought because of the ferry traffic in and out all day. As we dropped the mooring line to … Continued
WD-70 Oak Bluffs
Morning came and it was time to leave Lagoon Pond. But first, before we had to tackle that bridge again, Don and Cindy made a dinghy run into Vineyard Haven for morning treats. Is that Aldo, all the way over … Continued