After going ashore and spending a couple hours in Onset, we headed out around noon yesterday. The winds were light so we had to motor sail. Hadley was uneventful - which is a good thing on a sail boat. We caught a free mooring, had hot dogs and beans for dinner and went to bed early listening to the Red Sox game on radio for a while.
This morning we were up and out early to head to Cuttyhunk which is only 16 miles away from Hadley. Cuttyhunk is one of the last islands of the Elizabeth islands first discovered by the explorer Gosnold in the 1600’s.
Sailing was great as we had 15 – 20 knot winds the entire way on a run cruising along at about 5-6 knots with a double reefed main and reefed on the headsail as well. We arrived at Cuttyhunk at noon. Catching the mooring was challenging in 25-30 knot winds, but we finally got one. Getting another line on it is the big challenge now. Going ashore tonight will not be an option in the dinghy with these winds. On the plus side, our batteries are being charged so I can use the laptop with a/c power and the inverter. The Internet connection is sketchy here though. Hopefully, I can get a connection long enough to post this blog. Pictures will have to come later.
The plan is to head to Block Island tomorrow. Bye for now!
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