In the Wheelhouse

Wow, it's been a busy August so far here at Safe/Sea! June and July featured horrific weather, as both months posted all-time record rainfall, and our caseload showed it. August has been a different story, as we have pulled even with last year's job count as of yesterday. Since August 1, we've completed 165 cases through the 17th, just short of a 10 per day average. Following is one I did last week...

I picked up this 42' Silverton just south of the Point Judith Harbor of Refuge. He was headed to Mystic, Ct., so it was my job to tow him from Point Judith to Watch Hill, where I would turn him over to TowBoatUS Mystic for the rest of the job. It's about 15 nautical miles or so from Point Judith to Watch Hill, but the current was against us.

It was a lovely day, and friendly Capt. Steve from TowboatUS Mystic met us promptly at Watch Hill, ready to finish the job.

By this time, the wind had almost completely died, and it was a mill pond for our transfer of the tow. It's not always as easy as this.

Later this week: all work and no play make Capt. Pete a dull boy. (Well, okay, I *am* pretty dull by nature, but I do have some fun every now and then.)

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