Subscribe to RSS FeedNeedless to say, June remains cold and wet, making my job more tedious and downright boring than it should be at this time of year.
Following is a photo-based wrap up of how last week and weekend shaped up at the end of my towline...
Below is a bowrider I took into Greenwich Bay Marina last Wednesday night, which is the latest good weather I can remember.
Here's a nice little Parker that needed a jump Saturday morning in the fog off Matunuck. Unfortunately, these folks had not caught any fluke yet. I left work early on Saturday to attend the wedding of part-time Safe/Sea Captain and full time Confident Captain/Ocean Pros owner Kent Dresser. More on the wedding in a later post, as there were several Safe/Sea types in attendance, including the Salty Barrister.
Sunday was a bit more interesting, as the wind was up around 15-20 with some 30+ gusts as I went to pick up the Patriot, a 32' 1967 Bristol in Dutch Harbor suffering from a starter problem. After warning the captain that it would be an unpleasant, but not unsafe, ride behind me to Norton's, we were off.
Here's a shot as I try to hold my iphone steady and get a shot of Patriot in tow off Quonset. The wind was blowing out of the bay with the tide flooding, so the seas were very steep and close together.
We made it to Norton's without incident as expected. I was nice and toasty in my pilothouse, but I can't say the same for the Patroit's skipper, who had an excellent opportunity to verify the integrity of his foul weather gear. With the wind blowing right down the entrance to Greenwich Cove, it was a bit choppy at the dock.
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