September 16- Block Island, RI

We left Padanaram Harbor mid day on the 15th and headed out to Cuttyhunk Island. It’s only a short trip but we needed to break from land. Additionally, we were both exhausted from preparing for our voyage. Before leaving we used Evergreen’s windlass to crank up our mooring chain. I swapped our mooring ball for a cedar fence post (winter stick). The mooring ball went home to be cleaned and the fence post will ride out the winter.

Cuttyhunk was just a quick one night stopover. We grabbed a mooring for the night and left early the next day. We are still sorting things out and rearranging our gear.

Cuttyhunk to Block Island was mostly an upwind sail. Eventually we had the diesel engine pushing us into New Harbor.

Evergreen sailing Rhode Island Sound

We had a few more autopilot problems but all seems to be working properly again. The door to the head (bathroom) decided it was no longer going to function (after 43 years). It’s now on the maintenance list. Both sailing days I’ve been adjusting the rigging. This is still a new boat for us so there is a bit of a learning curve.

Lynne is sporting several bandaids from a kitchen accident but at the end of the day, we had a grilled steak with corn and potatoes. I provided Ollie with some exercise on the beach. Block Island provided us with a nice sunset.

Tomorrow’s destination will most likely be The Connecticut River to North Cove in Old Saybrook.