Anchoring for first time on SQ
Sunset in Three Mile Harbor
Deer swimming near Shelter Island
Me at helm of friend's boat
I rode a train to NY to join a friend on her boat in Southampton. She is fairly new to cruising and bought an Oceanis 30.1 last year, but had never anchored for an overnight. The purpose of my visit was to help her have some fun with cruising while imparting a few tips. We chose a protected anchorage about 4 hours away, but had to motor most of it due to low winds. She had just bought new ground tackle, so we christened her Rocna in Three Mile Harbor. But we also realized she didn't have a snubber so we improvised one. We also christened her stove/oven, head, refrigerator, and anchor light. She used Anchor Pro app for the first time. We had a blast! We had a sporty sail back the following day, and saw deer swimming! Neither of us had ever seen that! We went out for a third day to have a short haul done at a nearby boatyard for some touch up paint that was missed when her boat was on the hard over the winter.