Newport, Rhode Island 41:29N 71:19W
Millybrown
Mark Hillmann
Mon 20 Oct 2008 21:37
 This is
the home of American yachting, with a row of 12m (America's Cup) yachts lined up
across the harbour. Sat on the veranda of the Newport Yacht Club, which
helps organise transatlantic sailing events. Out of the sun, as that would be too warm. The next crew, son Tom and his two friends Julian
and Calum were picked up in Boston on Saturday. Meatball sandwiches
and junior baseball as we wandered round Boston introduced them to US
life.
It is almost a holiday today, not like yesterday
when we rolled down from New Bedford in force 6 to 7. Not serious, unless
we caught a lobster pot as we ran between the rocks, in one of the
gusts. Two pots came close, but missed.
They are impressed by the value of a
spray hood, but were wet and cold by the time we arrived at an anchorage just
across the bay last night. Food and drink with the cabin heater on allowed
an extended card game to keep them awake.
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