Cruise to Melville's NEB for lunch July 25, 2015

July 25, 2015

               We left port at 1120hrs with the engine hours reading 3114.  The weather was sunny and in the mid 70s, seas were calm and winds were light.

            We cruised over to NEB, New England Boatworks,  to have lunch at Melville’s.  We went out Greenwich bay and turned south down the west side of Prudence Island.  We cruised around the southern tip of the island and turned north and east into NEB.

            We called on the phone and they told to us to go to the fuel dock to get a slip assignment.  It was our first time there so we did as we were asked and went to the fuel dock.  The dock was very crowded and there was just enough space to parallel park between two very big and expensive boats.  After we got tied up we were told to go to a slip that was two docks away.  We cast off, spun around perfectly and headed over to our slip. 

            Melville’s was very good.  We sat inside as it was sunny and hot out of the deck.  We had a window seat overlooking the marina.  I had a yellow fin tuna sandwich that was very good.

            We walked around the marine for a while and had a very comfortable cruise back to our slip.   We cruised up the eastern side of Prudence Island and then turned south and then east into Greenwich bay.  We got in at 1617hrs with the engine hours at 3117.6.

Kickemuit Clam boil at the Van Vlecks CHNYC July 18-19, 2015

July 18,2015

     We left our slip at 11:30 with the hours at 3109.  We went to the Kickemuit River to grab a mooring for night.   We got there at 1:50 with the hours at 3111. 

     While there we went to the Van Vleck’s annual Clam Boil.  It was attended by many CHNYC members.  Mike Van Vleck came out to show us to our mooring ball.   Our first mooring ball with the new boat.  Elaine grabbed it on the first try like a pro.  We looked like we had been doing this for a long time.

     We ran the generator for the first time also.  We ran it for about an hour to charge the batteries.   It worked perfectly, the fridge stayed cold.

July 19, 2015

     We returned to Brewer from the Kickemuit.  We left at 8:45 and got home at 11:45.  The engine hours went from 3111 to 3114.  We cruised home north of Hog Island and almost into Bristol Harbour.