the 2008 International
Wayfarer Rally * Hermit Island, Maine Sunday 10 August - 2 ... |
Gary Hirsch is ready to run
down
to the launch area and set up W1321 Solje. ... |
My neighbours' tents, etc.
will
be set up later. First it's time for Ralph and Stephanie
to help Gary
with Solje. ... |
The launch area at Yardarm Yankee: (l to r) Jill
Scragg, Mary Abel,
Ray Scragg, Jim Heffernan, Bill Harkins, Linda Heffernan ... |
Ralph (l) and Gary unpack Solje, while Jim does
likewise for
his Morning Star
under Bill's
interested eye. ... |
Tony Krauss is already in Trouble, admiring
Bill Harkins'
lovely canoe that, among other things will act as a
shuttle for moored
Wayfarers. ... |
Sunday planned trip was up
the
New Meadows River to Cundy
Harbor
where Holbrooks Lobster
House
would be our lunch stop. - click here to see full-sized version ... |
Sailing with Jill Bruneau
and
her son, William, today, Uncle Al heads north out of Cape Small Harbor into a light NW breeze on a lovely, warm day. ... |
Cape Small Harbor is
mistakenly called
Small Point Harbor on the Hermit Island Campground
map. This confused
me since on the official chart, the water to the west
of Hermit Island
is also called Small Point Harbor. The confusion is
cleared up in the
chart above which I have copied with the kind
permission of Curtis
Rindlaub, author of the very fine Maine Coast
Guide for Small Boats.
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Cape Small Harbor: Part
of
Dick's and Tom's meticulous planning involved grabbing a
week in which
morning tides were (more or less) ebbing and thus
helping us exit the
harbor where the navigable channel is mostly narrow.
Until the final
day or so, the return entry was also helped by a
flooding tide. Above,
the strength of the outward flow is reflected by the
moored boats which
are "hanging" upwind.
- for full-size pic, click here... |
It was fun threading our
way
through the numerous boats, many of which are definite
working boats. ... |
On a rock that is largely
under
water at high tide, an anhinga dries its wings. ... |
The breeze was pretty
patchy
inside the harbour. - for full-size pic, click here ... |
Note the immense strain on
our
mainsheet!! ... |
Monique and André Girard
(yellow deck) follow Ray and Jill Scragg who get their
first go at
Frank Pedersen's W4270 ... ... |
... disguised for this week
as
W276 via sails lent by Tony Krauss. - for full-size pic, click here ... |
Ray and Jill enjoy the
better
breeze we sailed into once we left the harbour. ... |
Two sets of reef points on
the
Girards' MAG. ... |
It is indeed a lovely
sailing
day as we head west after exiting from Cape Small Harbor. - for full-size pic, click here ... |
Approaches to Cape Small
Harbor: copied with the kind permission of Curtis Rindlaub, author of the very fine Maine Coast Guide for Small Boats. ... |
Small Point Harbor, the
area
between Hermit Island
and the two Wood Islands (to windward of our W's) makes an
ideal spot for us all to hang around and wait for everyone to make it out of the harbour. |
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