{"id":4729,"date":"2015-07-10T16:58:00","date_gmt":"2015-07-10T16:58:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sailpandora.com\/?p=4729"},"modified":"2015-07-10T17:04:44","modified_gmt":"2015-07-10T17:04:44","slug":"marthas-vineyard-and-a-week-of-perfect-sailing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sailpandora.com\/?p=4729","title":{"rendered":"Martha\u2019s Vineyard and a week of perfect sailing."},"content":{"rendered":"

It\u2019s Friday morning and we are headed from Vineyard Haven to Newport as we make our way to our final destination, Wickford this weekend. \u00a0Yet again, we have wind from a favorable direction as we close reach at between 7-8 and sometimes 9 kts in wind at just under 20kts apparent. \u00a0 I love the fact that she’s so fast and doesn’t heel much either. \u00a0 It makes for a very nice and speedy ride.<\/p>\n

Craig and I have been out for nearly a week and have enjoyed nearly perfect sailing conditions. \u00a0When was the last time you went for a week cruise and were blessed with fair winds each day?<\/p>\n

As we headed east earlier in the week we had solid SW and S winds and now, as we head back west, \u00a0a front has blessed us with NE winds that are making the return trip perfect as well. \u00a0I can\u2019t recall when I have been able to sail this route with fair winds BOTH ways. \u00a0It reminds me of\u00a0when parents quip \u201cYou don’t have it so bad. When I was your age, we walked hill to school, both ways, in the snow\u201d. However, this week, it’s been nothing like that. \u00a0\u00a0Perfect.<\/p>\n

However, the hardship in all of this, as as we have been sailing so much it\u2019s been tough to get warm showers as the engine just hasn\u2019t been run enough. \u00a0Feel sorry for us? \u00a0No?\u00a0\u00a0If it helps you feel better, I did get a bit of salt spray on my arm as we took the dink ashore the other day. \u00a0And, it rained for an hour this morning as we left Vineyard Haven. \u00a0Still not sympathetic? \u00a0I am \u00a0having trouble seeing the puffy clouds as I am having to squint into the sun… \u00a0Still? \u00a0Never mind…<\/p>\n

On another note, we had a very nice visit on Martha\u2019s Vineyard and took the bus from Vineyard Haven to Edgartown yesterday.<\/p>\n

There are many beautiful buildings. \u00a0Every town should have such a nice town hall building.\u00a0\"\"<\/a>Here’s the Chappaquiddick ferry. \u00a0\"\"<\/a>When we were standing on the town dock Craig noticed that there was another Aerodyne 47, like Pandora, on a nearby dock. \u00a0As there were only three made, seeing one was pretty amazing. \u00a0 Note the Edgartown Yacht Club in the background and the Aerodyne in front on the left.\u00a0\"\"<\/a>Well, I trotted right over and introduced myself. \u00a0The owner, actually the boat has two owners, weren\u2019t aboard but the \u201cmanager\u201d invited us aboard for a tour. \u00a0It turns out that this is hull #2 and the owners live in NYC and NJ. \u00a0I understand that the boat splits it\u2019s time between Edgartown and The Hamptons with the manager moving her around and taking care of her as needed. \u00a0I need a manager\u2026<\/p>\n

The boat, even though she\u2019s the same design looks a lot different. \u00a0She has a hard dodger but it\u2019s a lot shorter and down below the woodwork is teak and white, a much different look than Pandora. \u00a0Here\u2019s the cockpit layout. \u00a0You can see how much shorter the hard dodger is. \u00a0Mine is about two feet longer. \u00a0 I like the extra protection it affords. \u00a0 So does Brenda and what she thinks is critical. \u00a0\"\"<\/a>Down below, much more white.\"\"<\/a>Here\u2019s\u00a0a similar\u00a0shot of Pandora.\"\"<\/a>She also lacks the second head stay that we keep our Code Zero sail on for sailing in light air. I expect that she has an asymmetrical spinnaker. \u00a0I gave my card to the manager and hope that he shares it with the owners. I also have the contact information for the owner of hull #1 so that will give us an owner\u2019s group of three. It will be fun to compare notes.<\/p>\n

After our tour, Craig and I stopped at the Edgartown Yacht Club for a drink. \u00a0It’s a beautiful spot. \u00a0\"\"<\/a>Edgartown looks a lot like Nantucket with the major difference being that \u201ccompetitive container gardening\u201d doesn\u2019t seem to have taken hold quite as strongly. \u00a0However, it\u2019s a lovely place and the gardens are beautiful.<\/p>\n

This is a very popular wedding spot. \u00a0I think that it’s perhaps the most perfect porch that I have ever seen.\u00a0\"\"<\/a>How about these gardens? \u00a0All that’s needed to complete the picture is a blushing bride. \u00a0I expect that one will arrive on Saturday.\u00a0\"\"<\/a>\"\"<\/a>Enough gardens? \u00a0There is a real working wooden boat yard in Vineyard Haven, Gannon & Benjamin. \u00a0 They have been in business for many years and have churned out a steady supply of beautiful boats, many of which reside here all summer.\u00a0\"\"<\/a>Well, thanks to a speedy run, we are almost to Brenton Reef where we will turn the corner toward Newport. \u00a0Besides, it’s lunchtime and I wouldn’t want my crew to get cranky from low blood sugar. \u00a0And, to add insult to injury,\u00a0he may end up with a shower that’s only warm as we haven’t been motoring much. \u00a0Such are the compromises of cruising.<\/p>\n

Craig! \u00a0Lunch is coming.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

It\u2019s Friday morning and we are headed from Vineyard Haven to Newport as we make our way to our final destination, Wickford this weekend. \u00a0Yet again, we have wind from a favorable direction as we close reach at between 7-8 and sometimes 9 kts in wind at just under 20kts apparent. \u00a0 I love the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","_s2mail":"","site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4729","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sailpandora.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4729","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sailpandora.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sailpandora.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sailpandora.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sailpandora.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4729"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.sailpandora.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4729\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4744,"href":"https:\/\/www.sailpandora.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4729\/revisions\/4744"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sailpandora.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4729"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sailpandora.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4729"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sailpandora.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4729"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}