Trip 4 - Test of the new Spade Anchor

Trip dates: 
Sunday, May 16, 2021 to Monday, May 17, 2021
Trip length: 
2 days
Type of watercraft: 
Sail
  • Another trip to Still Pond

Parkside to Still Pond: A quick trip to the Parkside pump out to empty the aft tank to install the new iTank System rod as the old one was reading incorrectly.. Multiple flushed and filled to overflow to make it as clear as possible. Then we headed to Strawberry Point to test the new anchor. Well, the winders were good and much stronger than predicted so we decided on a short trip to Still Pond where we would end up doing the holding tank job. It was a pleasant smooth sail across the bay on a starboard broad reach. We had sandwiches for lunch after turning north and being more calm. After a bit we headed in by motored to get there in time for the job. We anchored in the souther side again and I used the controls at the helm to anchor. Winds were picking up - gusting to 20+ but the new anchor held quite well. There was only one other boat with us (Time Warp) but we were not close. The holding tank job went ok. I used the stick of epoxy to hold it in and there were no problems. Dinner was grilled steak, potatoes and onions and salad with red wine. We relaxed in the cock pit until almost 11 and then wen to bed No movement though the night. We used about 122 ah from 1600 until 1000 the next day - 6.7 per hour. 

Still Pond to Parkside: Calm night - good sleeping. I couldn't find all of my pills so we decided we needed to get home to check where they were. I was up around 7, showered and had coffee. We had sausage and omlets for breakfast while watching the eagles and osprey. We motored all the way back as there was no wind. Docking went well. We cleaned up and headed home. 

Days: 2     Days to date: 6

Miles: 35.1     Miles to date: 77.8