Cruise to Dutch Harbor June 25-26, 2016

June 25-26, 2016

Start time and hours               9:24                3204.73

End time and hours                 11:30               3206.86

     We cruised to Dutch Harbor for the night along with Barry, Suzanne, and Lucy on Spray and Manny and Joanne on Moving Up.

     The weather was perfect with temps in the high 70’s and bright sunshine.  The seas were less than one foot and winds very light.

     We had lunch at the Shack in Dutch Harbor.  It is a shack that served tacos and burritos.  It was a little overpriced but very good.  It was crowded around lunch and it took about 30 minutes to get our food after we ordered.

     We then walked into Jamestown, about one mile.  We walked around the downtown and checked out a few shops.  We stopped at a lemonade stand on the way back to the boat and helped out a few kids.

     While hanging out in the cockpit having cocktails Elaine noticed URSA coming into the harbor.  Our friend Brooke was on the bow ready to pick up a mooring ball.  I think that she got the mooring that our other friends Ed and Allison could not use.  Small world.

     We walked back to town for dinner.   We at Fish out on the patio.  The food was very good and the beer selection was good.  Again, because it is Jamestown in the summer it was a little overpriced.

     We went back to Spray for Suzanne’s birthday party and had drinks and cake.  Later we retired to Anegada da Vida for the evening.  The next morning, we cruised back to our slip in beautiful conditions.  We also hit the pump out station at Brewer.

Start time and hours               9:50                3206.88

End time and hours                 11:50               3209.01

Filling old holes

                   I am filling old screw holes in the cockpit with west system epoxy and filler.

                                      I used a dremel to drill out the holes and chamfer them.

                                                 Then I sanded and cleaned with acetone

                                                  I still have to sand and apply gel coat

                             
                               

                                         

Raft up damage

During the summer sailstice raft up we bumped boats with White Wolf and sustained some cosmetic damage.

Here are some scuff marks

                                                     They buffed out very easily

Some gel coat cracks near the rub rail

                                                            Small cracks near the rub rail

I ground out the cracks and filled with west epoxy

                                                   This is after a light sanding

                                             I will sand some more before applying gel coat

CHNYC Summer Sailstice Raft Up June 17, 2016

June 17, 2016

Start time and hours               11:48               3201.07

End time and hours                 5:15                3204.73

     We cruised for the CHNYC summer sailstice raft up in Potter cove near the Newport bridge.  Barry and Suzanne and Lucy came along for the ride.  The seas and wind were a little more than was forecasted.  Probably about 15+kts and 2+ foot seas.  The ride down was good but the ride back was a little rough.  The wind gusts caused our boat to accidently jibe a few times.  At least that is what it felt like.

     We rafted up with three other boats, White Wolf, Free Spirit, and Charlie’s Mainship 34.  We had drinks and snacks for a couple of hours.  When Charlie attempted to raft up with us the first time he caused a few rollers with his wake.   White Wolf and our boat bumped rub rails which caused a little cosmetic damage to ours.  It was easily fixed by me the next week. 

Block Island Brewer Cowesett Rendezvous June 10-12, 2016

June 10, 2016

Start time and hours               8:25                3191.08

End time and hours                 1:25                3196.13

     We cruised to Block Island for the weekend.  This would be our first trip alone outside of Narragansett Bay.  We went along with Barry and Suzanne Shapiro and their boat Spray, a 37 Nordic Tug.

     The ride over was very calm.  We had 1-2 foot seas most of the way and light winds off of our starboard side.  The trip took about 5 hours with good tides and winds. 

     We stayed at Payne’s docks along with about ten other boats from Brewer Cowesett.   Payne’s does not have floating docks and they raft almost everyone stern to.  Getting on and off the boat was a challenge at times. 

    

     We walked into town, about one mile, and checked out some shops and Ice cream parlors.  On Saturday we had a guided bus tour around the Island.  Saturday night was a barbecue and Sunday morning was a breakfast before heading back.

June 12, 2016

Start time and hours               8:25                 3191.08

End time and hours                 1:25                 3196.13

     We cruised back to home with a forecast of 3-5 foot waves and 15-20kts with gusts over 30kts from the west.  The ride from Block island to around the south of the Jamestown bridge was much better than expected.  From there until we got to our slip it was blowing a steady 25kts with lots of gusts over 30kts.  The wind was on our port side and heeled the boat over slightly.  We took some spray over the bow and once in a while into the flybridge. 

     For some reason the winds calmed slightly for the ten minutes we needed to dock.  Docking was good because the SW winds pushed us into our slip and away from Ed’s boat.

                                                        Leaving Block Island

Diesel fuel at Brewer Greenwich bay June 4, 2016

June 4, 2016

Start time and hours               12:15               3189.55

End time and hours                 2:00                3191.08

     We cruised over to Brewer Greenwich bay to get diesel fuel.  The fuel dock is an easy bow in and out.  We put 60 gallons in the port tank and 32 gallons in the starboard tank.  Price was $2.34  per gallon.  Not too bad for diesel.

 Plasteak cockpit trim

     When we bought our boat we were looking for as little outside teak as possible.  We did not want to take the time away from cruising to take care of the teak.  

       We removed the teak trim and sent it to plasteak and they manufactured the pieces and sent them back to us.  https://www.plasteak.com/     I like the look and it is zero maintenance.

      I also repainted the outside walls with Petit epoxy paint to freshen things up a little.