Daily Update
Champlain
George & Sam Chandler
Sat 19 Jun 2010 00:52
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41:30.186N 0711:23.152W
The last four days have been spent working on
minor repairs and organizing the tons of tools, and supplies we have been
bringing aboard. Finding a place for everything so that everything can
have its place has required moving everything at least half a dozen
times. Our goal was have enough organization to get out of Portsmouth,
RI yesterday and back down the bay to Newport for the start of the 2010 Newport
Bermuda Race.
We did it. We arrived off Conanicut Island
just east of Newport to settle in and watch the race. The start and
the first flight of boats started at 2:00 with another start every 10
minutes for the next 2.5 hours. 200 boats racing and twice
that cruising in and around everywhere to watch. With thousands on the
shore at Castle Rock it was a spectacular event to witness.
We spent the evening in Dutch Harbor and will leave
shortly either for Cutty Hunk or Edgartown depending on winds and seas.
Take care, and fair winds,
George
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