Bill and Act III are cozily anchored by Little Calf Island in Long Island Sound. Bill calculates the tides and daylight will be right for transiting the East River on Tuesday, so we hope the weather stays nice.
Ira Colby left Act III last Monday and made his way home by bus from New Bedford, leaving Bill to happily single-hand to Mystic CT, where he picked up a mooring and Russell Prescott on Thursday 10/29. They ate at the famous Mystic Pizza, visited Mystic Seaport, and on Friday they had a somewhat choppy sail to Bradford and Westbrook CT. Russell departed on Saturday afternoon, taking Amtrak back to his truck in Mystic.
Since I'm not aboard, I can't relate adventures of Act III. Bill is terrifically excited about the boat and pleased with his ability to handle her alone. I'm not surprised, but it's a big confidence boost to actually do it. He's had small issues...maybe the engine's running a little hot and the autopilot fuse blew one day, but he hove to and managed to fix it and make a snack. He'll delve into the engine tomorrow while he waits to do the East River. I recall from our cruise north last summer that Little Calf Island is a lovely spot off Greenwich CT, where Bill and Cousin Jim played on the water and invented the famous "off the roof" ball game.
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