Memorial Day updates

Along with much of Rockland, the public library was closed Monday for Memorial Day. Sunday was warm and sunny, a bit hot even, but by Monday morning the clouds had returned. The sun came out again in the evening, along with the mosquitos.

We went aboard the boat and removed everything we could from the lockers to help speed up the work. We should be in the yard tomorrow, to have the masts stepped, and hope to be in the water by Friday. We plan to take a couple of days to doodle around the harbor, making sure everything is working before we head out.

Looking at the prevailing winds in the Atlantic Ocean, the run to England is likely to be easier than the run to Bermuda.Our routing service says a front is expected over the weekend, with a small low peeling off of it. This would make the winds more favorable, at least for the first 100 miles or so. Otherwise, we are likely to spend the entire trip heading towards the wind for the most part, which is less comfortable sailing. Looking at the current marine data for the Southern Region of the Atlantic, I see wave heights in the 5 feet and less range for the area along our course, so I do not expect a lot of heavy seas.We will see what we get when we are out there.

When I have felt the need to be productive I wander around the boat yard talking to people and offering a hand. So far I have helped scrape barnacles off the bottom of a skiff, and washed down a schooner before its launch. I hope to start more serious work on our own boat tomorrow.