absent a few fishermen. Threat of rain and fog kept most sensibly at the dock. I went out anyway, going no further than the yacht club, but mostly to leeward of Swan Point. The northerly current and a S to SSW breeze of 6 to 10 kept Sjogin comfortably hove to on either tack.
Cool and damp enough for a brew up. Had a fire and tea late this past Wednesday afternoon as well. Went out in the fog and sailed the same course, same tacks. It’s like going for a stroll around your block.
Pics, garden and such as well, follow:
Cool and damp enough for tea.
Beaton’s Osprey Platform out of focus but with apparently with child! Much fussing with the nest today.
New tiller lines and blocks. Easier to hold and the blocks help as well. The tiller responds more quickly now when the line’s eased. I’ll add a pad eye inside the toe rail and lash the blocks to them.
Sjogin’s lead (iron actually) line. It’s only 9 feet long; a knot at three and six feet. Sjogin draws three feet or so; if it’s more that that, it’s all I need to know.
Most of my end of Barnegat Bay is about 5′ to 8′ deep, favoring the western shore. Where there are salt marshes you ususally have 4′ of so right up to most of the marsh. When the wind’s out of the SW or W you can sail up to it, jump off and anchor.
Hove to in the fog this past Wednesday.
Raven and Lightning rigged and ready to go. If there are any tune up races next week, I’ll try to get some pics.
Ghost, the Beaton A-Cat I had the privilege to work on in the early 90’s. The Ogee at the end of the coaming, tiller and seats are my work.
Stranger Poppy. Six spots instead of the usual four. Hmmmmn, an omen?