Log of September 9, 2008

Sept 9 - Tuesday

8:00 Enjoying muffins in the cockpit admiring the loon diving for his breakfast nearby. Nice SW breeze. Lovely sunshine.

9:30 Weighing anchor heading N. perhaps to Holbrook. Expecting a storm later. Single reef. Headed East out the Fox I. Thorofare then NW past Scrag & north between Horse Head & Colt Head. Tucked in second reef.

1240 SW of Cape Rosier - thunder squall - thunder, lightning, strong WSW wind, torrential rain - struck mizzen & rolled up 1/2 jib. Headed 015M @ 5 1/2-7 1/2 for passage S of Holbrook I and a HIS mooring in Tom Cod Cove.

1345 Tom Cod Cove. Squall is past, leaving light rain & a moist S'westerly.

1500 A Cape Dory 36 picked up the other HIS mooring close aboard. Shortened up on the mooring pennant & made a bridle from two looped dock lines. Riding better

1650 Still misty-moisty. Wind is up and down from SW.

2000 D&Ss, wonderful pasta feed & Valmissine Pinot Noir. We can see the clear sky to the west as the back end of the front approaches us. Short shower.

This was one of the wildest weather days we have had. In many respects more dramatic than Hanna. Taken together, it has been a really dramatic few days. But between the big events, it has been quite nice. The boat has taken good care of us throughout.