Signs of Spring are out there but you have to look under the snow. Sjogin’s still resting comfortably in her ice berth. There’s signs of open water but the Bay’s still frozen solid south of Curtis Point. Spar work begins next week with the assembling of the various bits and cleaning up the mast and boom tracks. And then on to the other long pending work.
Here are a few recent pics:
An inch of water over the ice makes for nice reflections. And just an inch or so of ice in the bilge.
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You can just make out a strip of open water over by the Mantoloking shore. It will take a while for the basin to open up. Maybe in time for stepping the mast.
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Yet another snow storm. I think this one was named Thor. Which I am from shoveling.
Hang in there fellow Northeasterners. The Osprey, crocuses and such harbingers of Spring are just around the corner.
what has happened to you? are you still frozen in late April? I check your blog every few days, twice a week . . . have you abandoned your fans?
Not a chance Mr. Coughlin. Sorry if my deviation from a usual monthly posting rate caused your very appreciated concern.
Expect a bit of more frequent posting as we get closer to commissioning.
Thanks for writing,
Russ