![\"8-8-16a](\"http:\/\/www.sailpandora.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/8-8-16a-002.jpg\")
They seem to take their commercial fishing seriously. \u00a0![\"8-8-16a](\"http:\/\/www.sailpandora.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/8-8-16a-004.jpg\")
Sorry no obligatory shot of today\u2019s sunrise although it was a stunner.<\/p>\nWell, that does it, nobody on board but me.\u00a0 I dropped Barry off in tiny Sakonnet Harbor RI this morning. \u00a0As I write this I am passing the \u201cgold coast\u201d of Newport.\u00a0 There are many cities that have a section that they proudly refer to as The Gold Coast but this one is, for sure, the granddaddy of all gold coasts.\u00a0\u00a0 The mansions here are so high end that even the hedge fund guys can\u2019t afford the kind of homes that their robber baron ancestors referred to as \u201ccottages\u201d\u00a0 It\u2019s hard to believe that those mammoth homes were only occupied for a few weeks each summer.<\/p>\n
I\u2019d guess that the main reason that these homes stood vacant for nearly the entire year was because their owners were working hard to make even more money so that they not only had a huge mansion but that theirs was the \u201cmost hugest of all\u201d, vacant or not.<\/p>\n
All of this makes me remember all those years that I schlepped my boats to Maine and back each summer with the very limited vacation time I had.\u00a0 Back in those days it took a \u201ccrowd\u201d or perhaps better stated, a \u201cvillage\u201d for me to take my vacation.\u00a0 With a crew to head up, and I always had at least four on board, to the crew heading back home, one summer it took a total of 15 people to make it possible for me to move my boat north, find a place to keep her when I wasn\u2019t aboard and then to coordinate all crew and logistics for the run home a few weeks later.\u00a0 For a number of years I resorted to lending my boat to friends with the agreement that they could use the boat for two weeks if they brought her home.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 This worked well for a few years until I lent the boat to someone who turned out to have a problem with \u201cadult beverages\u201d and crashed the boat into another boat and ran her up on a rock ledge, both in one day.\u00a0 That\u2019s a very tough way to start the day.<\/p>\n
And, of course, with that many people involved and the reality of weather to contend with, it was a logistical nightmare, crashes excepted.<\/p>\n
These days, in my \u201cretired life\u201d it\u2019s a lot simpler but heading back to Maine this time was certainly more like \u201cthe good old days\u201d with crew coming and going and last minute \u201cadjustments\u201d to well laid plans. Back then, it just wouldn\u2019t do to tell my boss \u201cI\u2019d love to be at work today, after two weeks away, but the weather, well it was just too windy to get back\u201d.\u00a0\u00a0 Yeah right.<\/p>\n
I expect that the response would have been something like the old Account Temps radio commercials.\u00a0 \u201cDon\u2019t worry, Bob from Account Temps is here. Take as long as you want to get back.\u00a0 EVERYTHING is under control.\u00a0 We are doing just fine without you.\u201d\u00a0 Oh great.<\/p>\n
Anyway, I digress but all the rushing around and crew changes this time have certainly brought back memories of my \u201cpast life\u201d.<\/p>\n
As I write this I am sailing along with the big Code Zero sail out on a nice easy broad reach.\u00a0 It\u2019s very pleasant indeed.<\/p>\n
We finally made it through the Cape Cod Canal at around dark last night. However, the wind, while less than 10kts, was right on the nose for the last few hours. \u00a0That combined with a flood tide made for a very slow run down Buzzard\u2019s Bay.<\/p>\n
We decided to spend the night in Cuttyhunk bight and picked our way in to drop the hook a bit after midnight.\u00a0 I set the alarm for 05:00 this morning (now that hurt) and sailed the rest of the way to Sakonnett where I dropped off Barry.\u00a0 He has a summer home there.<\/p>\n
The harbor is very tiny and really packed with moorings.\u00a0 We picked up one of the two town moorings and within moments the harbor master stopped by to see if we were staying the night.\u00a0 We explained our \u201ctouch and go\u201d plans and he very nicely offered to take Barry to shore.\u00a0 Very neighborly.<\/p>\n
What a pretty harbor.\u00a0They seem to take their commercial fishing seriously. \u00a0Sorry no obligatory shot of today\u2019s sunrise although it was a stunner.<\/p>\n
I guess I\u2019ll close with a shot of Pandora sailing.\u00a0 No bone in her teeth today.\u00a0 Just an easy sail back to home waters and \u201creal life\u201d.![\"8-8-16a](\"http:\/\/www.sailpandora.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/8-8-16a-006.jpg\")
And, the light at Pt Judith.\u00a0 Back in home waters.![\"8-8-16b](\"http:\/\/www.sailpandora.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/8-8-16b-002.jpg\")
Did I mention that the lawn needs cutting?\u00a0 Oh yeah, and there\u2019s a bathroom to finish remodeling.<\/p>\n
Welcome home Bob.\u00a0 If it wasn\u2019t for the fact that Brenda\u2019s there, well, I\u2019d be tempted to just keep going.<\/p>\n
One last thing, thanks for helping me Barry.\u00a0 Life was going to be a LOT more complicated without you.\u00a0 Yes, indeed, sailing, it takes a village and I am blessed to be a member of a particularly good tribe.<\/p>\n
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