A Rainy Trip
Monday 14th June 2021
Sheila continues to provide material for the blog … what a star !
We left Oyster Bay around 9:15 this morning in order to avoid predicted thunderstorms later this afternoon. When I left Boston, the long range forecast for this week was 20% rain, which I interpreted as 80% chance sunshine! Well, as we motor sailed up Long Island Sound, we encountered scattered showers. There actually was a pretty effect when the rain hit the waves and bounced off. To be honest, this was not what I was expecting, but we managed to make the best of it with stimulating conservation in the midst of adverse weather. I stayed dry sitting very close to the cockpit behind the dodger while Mike and Gloria did all of the heavy lifting and were completely soaked. To be fair, they were better prepared for foul weather than I was (see comment below). For part of the journey when the wind strengthened we were able to turn off the motor and experience true sailing using both Genoa and Mainsail. Being optimistic, I kept telling Gloria that it looks like it is clearing up ahead, and immediately afterwards, it would start raining again every time I said that. We made it to Port Jefferson on schedule after about 4 hours. We had a warm lunch and cup of tea.
Of course after lunch, the sun started peaking out of the clouds, so I decided to come and sit outside while others are getting a well deserved nap after all of their hard work. After all, I am just coming along for the ride, and what a pleasant ride it has been so far, despite the rain.
Sheila
40 57.949 N, 73 05.748 W
Note: Our foul weather gear is now 9 years old and both the bibs and the jackets have mostly lost their waterproof coatings and leak like sieves. We desperately need to buy new gear but it’s very expensive so we are slow to get round to that.
Mike
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