Great sailing with current on the way to Still Pond
Heading to the southern side of Still Pond
Parkside to Still Pond: Sue and I did some work in the morning and looked up and the weather seemed ok so we decided to head out for a quick sail. We motored out of Middle River and raised the sails half way out. We killed the engine at MR 4 and started out on a close reach to beam. Once we were past Pools Island we turned north head on a beam/broad reach and finally a run. Our speed was great the entire time with controlled heeling. Sailing was going so well I didn't really want to stop but we decided an overnight in Still Pond was good so we headed over there to get anchored before dark. We motored towards the southern end to get out of the wind. There were 2 large power boats and 2 sailboats but everyone left before sunset. Dinner was chicken tortellini and salad. We relaxed outside and eventually went to be around 10 pm sleeping calmly with 60' of chain deployed.
Still Pond to Parkside: Breakfast of scrambled eggs and sausage. The weather was a little rainy now and then but mostly just cloudy. We wanted to get an early start as storms were predicted for the afternoon. Since there was little wind, we motored home - mostly at 2,300 RPM and doing 6.5 knots. We docked well, saw some friends and chatted with them. Then we started working some jobs including removing the paddle wheel and cleaning. We also installed the new chain counter! It finally was working. Can't wait until the next anchoring. Dinner of chicken marsala and salad. Katie called and chatted for a while and hit the hay after a few TV shows.
Days: 2 Days to date: 2
Miles: 35 Miles to date: 41.2