along with some hedge trimming. Took off Friday and got underway before 8:00am. Light and variable Westerly but enough for a pleasant four hour sail. Went down to Hankin’s Island Friday and hove to for a bit. Nice to have plenty of room to relax and let Sjogin take care of herself. Long beat back in a rising Northwest wind. Gusty and shifting but not too much velocity. Short sail today in light Southerlies. Managed to cause two speedboats to wait for me to sail across the channel up by the club.
Pics follow:
Hankin’s Island, about 2 miles or so south of Beaton’s. Named for the surf boat building family of Lavallette.
Red sails in the sunrise. Just after starting out Friday morning.
Tacking along the marsh edge. The bottoms just a foot or so under Sjogin’s keel
One of the original A Cats, Mary Ann. She was completely rebuilt in the late 80’s by Benjamin River Marine in Brooklin, Maine
The figure you can just make out on the Sea Sprite is Ed Lowe. He just turned 89 and sails stretched out on the leeward cockpit seat, propped up with cushions.
Osprey and young; Great White Egret working the shoreline
The yellow flowers are a plant we thought was Evening Primrose but is probably just an attractive weed.
Julia, roses, clematis and a glass of Sancerre. A perfect early Summer combination.