Underway Today

Feelin' sorry for ya??

Daddyo, great reading and viewing. Your threads never disappoint. Thanks for the ride.

Moonstruck said:

Daddyo, great reading and viewing. Your threads never disappoint. Thanks for the ride.

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I'll bet you say to all the guys

Oh by the way. When I was on the hard for two weeks one of my projects I actually accomplished was two more underwater lights. These are pointed down at the props and rudders. This time I'm ready for those *#$% lobster pots!! I don't really hope to add to my collection hanging over the aft cabin under the flybridge overhang.

Fantastic read, Daddyo. Glad you're in safe harbor, but you're gonna probably get it tomorrow. I'm one to do long runs, but I'm not sure I could do the half-hour cat naps and be successful with it. You do, indeed, know your boat.

Well what a surprise, the weather was a non-event. Back underway today. Probably anchor outside Perkins Cove tonight, then Boothbay tomorrow. Great to see friends and family in Boston. Boston has always been my favorite European US city. I have my crew back now, except the admiral is driving the car for the next two days. I'm hoping it will be kind of cool cutting through the backside of Cape Ann this morning.

Too bad you can't get into Perkins Cove - Barnacle Billy's has great lobster rolls and fried clams. Safe travels.

I can pull into the courtesy dock but that's all. We'll wait on the lobster until it's free when my oldest is working as a stern man on a lobster boat as he did last summer.

Ben said:

I think you are visible on the Sea Tow Cam. Big view. Very cool.

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That is so cool

Daddyo said:

from my mooring

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Great pictures

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Daddyo said:

Stalker That's really cool! Do you have a link?

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He stalks me too.

Tom.B said:

He stalks me too.

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When I'm not on the boat, I'm wishin' I was.

On Monday I start a new job in Wilmington. My office will be 30 yards from navigable water. I can take my lunch break and change my raw water impeller.

OK. Maybe a slight exaggeration.

When I forget the trauma of house-selling, I get excited. Oh yeah, and my current 15-month marina lease...

Perkins Cove, ME. Dockmaster let us spend the night on the daytime only dock

Boston to Perkins Cove. Somebody has to endure these conditions to bring this data to the masses

Looks beautiful but cold.

Wonderful pics.

Looks like the Stockholm to Turku ferry that goes to Finland (houses on rocks, lots of 'em). Might be worth a ride up there in Sand Castle once my maintenance is top notch. Then again, I like having twins for the ocean crossings. May have to start looking all over again!

heading over to Southwest Harbor now

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What a great way to share your trip. I'm glad you are at your destination, but a little sad that this part is complete. I am looking forward to your trip South this Fall. Thanks for taking all of us along.

Chris

Your very welcome. If you don't mind I'd be glad to inundate you all with the boats and scenes of Maine.

Daddyo said:

If you don't mind I'd be glad to inundate you all with the boats and scenes of Maine.

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NO, NO! I can't take any more!

If you must!

Daddyo said:

Your very welcome. If you don't mind I'd be glad to inundate you all with the boats and scenes of Maine.

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Where's all the swimmers

It's a rainy stormy morning here in Southwest Harbor, ME. I thought it might be a good time to catch up on some photos and tell you all a bit about some of my new friends and dock mates. Cruising gives you a chance to meet some of the most fascinating people you might ever hope to come across. First on Patriot a Sabre 42 (like Moonstruck) is retired Rear Admiral Willie Williams. On Blue Chart a Nordhaven 50 is retired Navy Commander Milt Baker one of the main organizers of the Nordhaven 2004 Atlantic Rally and the founder of Blue Charts. On the Spirit of Zopilote (cover boat of one of the first issues of Passagemaker) is non other then Bruce Kessler. Bruce is a former Le Mans driver, famous TV director and considered by many to be one of the people most responsible for opening the world to the idea that circumnavigation and ocean crossing was very doable under power when he circumnavigated in 1990 aboard Zopilote a 70' Northern Marine trawler. He lost that boat victim to an uncharted ledge in a remote area of Alaska and later had Spirit built a 62' Northern Marine. Bruce was the last person to see James Dean when they talked roadside and agreed to meet for dinner 60 miles away. Dean crashed and died 30 miles into that trip. Bruce's wife the beautiful Joan Freeman was herself an actress and stared in films with Elvis, Frankie Avalon and others. Bruce produced and directed the video from the Atlantic Rally.

One of the coolest things about boating and being around the water in general is the interesting people you meet. Years ago I met and talked with the Hilton family, back when Paris was still a cute and innocent pre-teen. There's been others over the years but all had one thing in common. They where all fairly down to earth people when in a private setting around the water where they could let their hair down so to speak.

Water has a calming influence on all of us.

I saw Zopilote here in the LA Harbor before his trip north. That was a beautiful boat. I took my dinghy and went around the boat and spoke to people aboard her. I don't remember their names though, but I don't remember the owner being one of them. I read about the mishap in our local boating rag and it was discussed by many in our marina.