Up at sunrise to sail back to the Georgetown area. We had a lovely beam reach out onto the sound and then it became “a bit more salty.” There were swells and surface chop and waves on the quarter. Later there were some following seas and it felt like we were flying when we caught and rode one. We were prepared however. Even though it was calmer when we left, I premade lunch and had everything accessible so when it became rough, we were ready. It is hard to capture the waves even in video. It always looks calmer than it is.
We took turns steering but David determined our course. Clouds help me when steering. I point to part of the cloud to keep my heading. Clouds move too so you have to move down the cloud as they move. Yesterday I pointed us toward a Wiley coyote, a goldfish swimming upstream and of course a rabbit. I am not using any hallucinogens, I promise.
We crossed the sound with some record speeds. We had one reef in the main and full genoa. The cut was really wavy as we took the sails down . The winds were picking up earlier than expected. No fish caught.
There is a buoy in the middle of the sound. It is in 3000 feet of water. Maurice said fish could be caught there. On the chart it says it is maintained by the navy. I am assuming that is the Us Navy. I wonder what they have down there to maintain such a buoy. It was not on our course but we thought we saw it in the distance.
Coming in was challenging due to the number of boats anchored in the harbor. We had to weave in and out of boats to stay in deep water. They were anchored in the channel!
We made it safely to our mooring and picked it up no problem. We watched the sunset, ate dinner and went to bed early. High winds in the 20’s are expected tonight and tomorrow. A new group of visitors arrives Sunday.
