2014 & Back On The Water

Emme was hauled out of the water last fall and we stored her on the hard in Maine for the winter this year. We had suspected it would be a tough winter for Randy's 89 year old Dad so we wanted to stay close to home. That turned ot to be a wise decision as things went down hill and he passed away peacefully at home with family present. He was 3 weeks shy of his 90th birthday and will be missed by all who knew him.. We got Emme back in the water in early June and went for our first sail on Father's Day.

Our first cruise started on June 23rd as we headed downeast to meet up with some old friends from the county.  We headed out under sunny skies and fair weather puff ball clouds. On a beam reach, we traveled at 6.5-7.1 kts nearly the whole afternoon to Linekin Bay, where we anchored for the night.  Tuesday morning we were up and sailing by 7:45 AM powered by the weather forecast.  Predictions of thunderstorms were in the air so we were on it. We did check out Eastern egg rock to see if the puffins were in sight and they did not disappoint.   There were also tall ships heading to Boothbay Harbor for the Windjammer Day celebration.

On the 25th we met up with Steve and Diana under grey damp skies and light wind.  We headed to Pulpit Harbor for the night where the rain became torrential during the night.  We holed up in the harbor another night which gave us time to explore the island, have lunch by the thoroughfare and get a few miles behind us.  The following morning, the sun shone brightly and the wind rallied to 15 knots which gave us ideal conditions to sail up Penobscot Bay and reach across Eggemoggin.  After anchoring in Buckle Harbor, we tried negotiating the trails on the island.  Winter had taken its toll on the trees which were fallen across the trails in so many places that we felt we were on an obstacle course.  The night skies proved to be our reward, as it was a new moon and the stars shone brightly and plentifully with an occasional meteorite punctuating the horizon.