Shake Down Sail on the Passamaquoddy Bay



Wharfy ready to loosen the sheets should
a gust happen...

Another beautiful weekend weather wise.  We had a steady 10-15 knot wind from the Southwest both on Saturday & Sunday.  Had a chance to stretch her legs and we sailed about 16NM practicing putting in a reef or two.  After sailing we drifted for about an hour and enjoyed a roast chicken dinner with the fix'ens.  Great way to end the weekend.  Looks like mid-July for departing for a little cruise around to SW Nova Scotia.  Looking forward to that!  Wharfy the Cat seemed not to mind the sail either...he figure out that he's most comfortable on the berth aft the Nav Station when we are beating into the wind.  His furry paws make it funny to watch when he tries to walk on the wooden cabin sole as he slips to the lee side. Should make for good company on the cruise. Still haven't got him reading charts or the radar yet....though he would like to claim the spot for afternoon snoozes.



Fair Winds...

Dave & Wharfy

"Wind & Sails were made for each other..." Anonymous

Wharfy keeping watch while underway...



New Crew for Moon Dancer II

Settled into St. Andrews on the mooring now.  We have an addition to the Crew...Wharfy, a rescue wharf cat from Yarmouth, NS.  Wharfy is surprising an affectionate cat that loves being around people.  He tends to make himself at home where ever he is.  He loves to travel by car and ... loves being on the boat.  Hopefully I can teach him to steer or something useful.  Aside from claiming my Nav Station as a daybed... I think we'll get along well.  Should be interesting taking him on the cruise later in the summer.

Other jobs are coming along well.  A busy year for upgrades and maintenance.  One of those things that once you start...you have to keep going.

Cheers,

Dave & "the Cat"

"The Sea's most powerful spell is Romance" H.W. Tillman

An Evening at the Dock in St. Andrews, NB

A beautiful evening at the dock.  The work continues with a few more maintenance tasks to complete.  Now getting in the mode to enjoy the boat rather than work on it.  This was a peaceful evening on the dock that was still around 18 degrees C at 2130hrs. I BBQ'ed a steak and had some potatoe salad & coleslaw.  Then, in to update a few things, do the blog and then read a bit from a book by J. Duncan Gould on his cruising adventures as they circumnavigated the globe. The book is called "Never a Dull Moment; Two Newbies Put to Sea". Enjoyable!

Cheers,

Dave

"A sailing vessel is alive in a way that no ship with mechanical power ever be."
Aubrey de Selincourt