Captain’s log 10-04-06
Departure Point / Start Time Shelter Island (N41 21.88’, W71 31.01’) 1:30 PM
Arrival Point / End Time Breakwater at Clinton CT (N41 18.93’, W71 58.45’) 5:45 PM
Distance Traveled / Engine 20 NM 1.5 h
Used the LI sound and The Race current to our advantage to sail close hauled on a south-western breeze and get to Long Sand Shoal. It was blowing 15-20 and our SOG would reach 8.5+ kts. I tried trolling for blue fish but we lost our best lure. That’s what happens the first time you try fishing. Anchorage was miserable. Breakwater didn’t provide much shelter. Winds were from the N-NE overnight blowing 20-25kts. Next morning we got up with urgency to make the trip to Pt. Jefferson. My plan in Mystic CT was to first catch te SW winds and get to Northern shore of LI sound and then wait for Northern winds to cross LI sound to Pt. Jefferson. It seems to be working so far. We had SW winds and now we have northern winds the same night we arrived to central CT.
Arrival Point / End Time Breakwater at Clinton CT (N41 18.93’, W71 58.45’) 5:45 PM
Distance Traveled / Engine 20 NM 1.5 h
Used the LI sound and The Race current to our advantage to sail close hauled on a south-western breeze and get to Long Sand Shoal. It was blowing 15-20 and our SOG would reach 8.5+ kts. I tried trolling for blue fish but we lost our best lure. That’s what happens the first time you try fishing. Anchorage was miserable. Breakwater didn’t provide much shelter. Winds were from the N-NE overnight blowing 20-25kts. Next morning we got up with urgency to make the trip to Pt. Jefferson. My plan in Mystic CT was to first catch te SW winds and get to Northern shore of LI sound and then wait for Northern winds to cross LI sound to Pt. Jefferson. It seems to be working so far. We had SW winds and now we have northern winds the same night we arrived to central CT.
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