Update from Newport RI
PASSEPARTOUT
Christopher & Nirit Slaney
Fri 2 Sep 2011 13:47
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First of all our apologies to everyone who was waiting
for posting to the blog after IRENE to say that we and the yacht are all ok.
After we dodged Irene's bullet we were in a rush to get Passepartout re-rigged
and ready for sea. We had three friends on board whose time was limited and we
were anxious to get going. This, added to intermittent cell phone coverage,
distracted me from reporting the outcome of the storm. In brief we had a
'hurricane deluxe'; Irene was downgraded to a tropical storm long before it
reached Maine. There was a lot of rain which produced flooding along the rivers.
Trees came down and severed power lines but from what I could see the wind
didn't get much above 40 knots at our location. The mooring we were using
in York Harbor held up well and there were no issues with storm surge or other
craft breaking loose.
Nirit and I spent Saturday and Sunday at the home
of 'friends of friends' just ten minutes drive from the harbour so we could
check on the boat periodically. Jeff and Maggie, thanks for your wonderful
hospitality and the memorable lobster dinner.
After going ashore we stored the dinghy in the garden of
Martha and Jay whose house was a short walk from the dock. This kind couple
also insisted on us taking away some of their home grown veggies and
herbs.
On Monday morning the sun was out and a fresh breeze
blew the last remaining clouds away. Our guests Steve and Cinda helped us
re-rig the sails, Steve's wife Betty, despite carrying a bad cold and a
cough, joined us and by four in the afternoon we were on our way under sail to
the Isle of Shoals.
I have some video which I shot expecting there to be a
serious storm. Well, nothing really happened so my little film is missing its
Act III, but I will have something ready for YouTube in a day or
two.
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