42 06.40N 69 58.22W
July 10, 2010 8:44
am Off we go! After the repairs at Burr Brothers in Marion where we found several
other issues with the starboard engine. We motor sailed to Cape Cod canal
and sailed most of the way from there to Provincetown. We anchored for the
night just beyond the point where
the light house stands around 1:00 am. At 6:00 am after filling our stomachs
with oatmeal David and I took our assorted anti-cholinergics hoping that they
might help keep the breakfast in where it belongs. We secured the stuff on and below the deck. Put the Jack
Lines and tried the life jackets and the harnesses on. The Skipper
demonstrated the proper technique of emptying the stomach overboard by the side
rails. We each have our own buckets in case if even proper technique becomes too
dangerous. We don’t want to be fishing crew out of the water, just fish (if we
are lucky) will do. We are about to round Cape Cod and head due east. The prediction
for out there is quite rough and windy for the next two days until the Low that
some of you have experienced on the East Coast passes. But that is what we came
here for. Wind! Finally we will cross the
Atlantic! |