the 2008 International Wayfarer Rally * Hermit Island, Maine
Friday 15 August - 4
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Chart copied with the kind permission of Curtis Rindlaub, author of the Maine Coast Guide for Small Boats.
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Our return trip to Hermit: the SW corner of West Point Island (Carrying Place Head)
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Our final day is providing us with another ...
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... lovely breeze!!
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The tidal cycle had moved enough that today we still had significant outgoing flow as we returned.
So we fired up the old motorized mainsail and gave tows as needed.
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Andrew (l) and Kit: A hopeless task - even with Andrew letting Kit stay on his tack as long as possible by keeping ...
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... a vigilant watch, there needed to be more tacking than sailing in this narrow stretch.
The lads were grateful for the tow when we came along.
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Earlier: Jim and Linda head for haul-out under the watchful lens of Conny Jaspers.
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But first, Dick gets his turn. Age, as they say, before beauty???
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Linda with Jane (r) who appears to have enjoyed her first sailing experience very well.
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The fog still lingers right off Head Beach.
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Linda gets it all lined up for Morning Star.
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The rollers for the keelson don't force the boat to straighten out. Here. Jim does what we do with our boat: From his well-angled vantage point, he calls lining-up instructions to his assistants, Dick and Linda. Trying to winch at any angle at all invariably results in the boat sliding off its intended rollers.
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Lori and Alan put their waiting time to good use.
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Gilles and Margie wait at the dock while Bill Harkins retrieves the W2526 trailer from the lot.
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The Solje tow arrives.
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My beloved W3854 still patiently waits as we pass.
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Curb service??
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André and Ralph enjoyed their sailing until the last possible moment.
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