It's a long run from Port Judith to Fishers with no places to stop along the way in case of bad weather. Nothing but a very long empty beach. But we have good weather today, although the wind is against us. So with an early start, it's a day of tacking and sailing close-hauled, which can be slow going. Eclipse doesn't point very well, and making some improvements on sails and rig are on our list of projects.
As the wind eases and we still have miles to go, and we opt for motoring. Our reward is a glorious sunset on every point of the compass as we enter West Harbor.
Tuesday we cross the Sound to Orion Point. At first we have a light wind from the north and make a little progress. That gets replaced by the mid morning doldrums and motoring again.
Just as we round Orient Point the wind returns. Now we can lazily sail west toward Peconic Bay. But first we stop in the busy but picturesque town of Greenport, once home of a repair shop the served both the coast guard and the rum runners. We visit the IGA for groceries, watch the antique carousel, and poke around town. It's getting very hot and tomorrow will be hotter.
From the free town dock in Greenport we continue west and drop anchor on the shore of the open bay.
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