Wednesday and Thursday of last week, Brian and I put the boat in the water at Keyport with the idea of sailing over to Sandy Hook - a duplicate of the July 4th trip I did alone. I also wanted to test the jib furler in the water, cause almost anything works in the yard.
We got there, set up and launched, then motored out of the harbor. Two hours later, we got almost a mile and a half.
We turned on the motor again and went over to Sandy Hookand camped. Good trip, nice beach but the next morningm there were flying pirhanas around. Little white bugs with an attitude and an appetite.
THe next day, we motored out of the bay we anchored in, motored the length of Sandy Hook and out into the North Atlantic (not very far, I have to admit, but I have put my boat in the ocean).
Then we motored home. It was a long and noisy ride, I'm afraid. And I still need to test the jib furler!
The week of August 6th, I hope to be out on the Cheasepeake Bay! Maybe even under sail!