Merry Mac to Maine and Back to POW NY

Cape Cod Canal to Pocasset

We arrived right on schedule at the entrance to the canal at 1:30 as the current shifted to the west. We had to fuel the jib to slow our speed in the last 45 minutes so we wouldn’t have to kill time waiting to enter but the wind was dying anyhow so it...

Ptown to Cape Cod Canal

Once we had a strategy for replacing the pump we actually found a way to play with the switch on the current pump to pump into the holding tank. Yeah! No more sloshing and no more improvising. We had margaritas to celebrate at Mac's restaurant along with some...

Ptown

We continued on into Ptown with good wind although we had to ‘improvise’ to answer nature’s call. Anyway we made it and tied up by 5:00 and started making phone calls to address our toilet pump issue. No help from anyone local in Ptown unfortunately and...

Cape Cod Bay Update

Well, things were going great and the sailing still is but we have a small problem with our toilet on board. For a week or so it hasn't allowed us to pump in raw sea water that is used to help fill the bowl. Now it is also no longer possible to pump out the...

Cape Cod Bay

We are close hauled heading 130 degrees with a northeast wind of about 20 kts. Bruce is captain and speeding along at 6-7 kts as we pass the situate light house. 10:15 am and the sun is finally peeking through the clouds and visibility is improving. Our...

Boston Harbor

We said goodbye to Jonathan this morning and shoved off just after 7 am. The harbor is congested with ferries and tankers and fishermen etc and low lying clouds make it seem foggy and cool in the breeze. Winds are out of the northeast at the moment which...