Memorial
day. It should be a busy day for boaters, but being cold and gray
again, there are few boats out until the stratus clouds lift and blue
skies break through. In
our relatively calm anchorage, we raise the mast, then up go the jib
and mainsail. Tailwinds push us south through Narragansett harbor, past
General Dynamics, and under the high bridge to Jamestown island.
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| High Bridge connecting Jamestown to the Rhode Island Mainland |
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| Airforce One....sans tail, sans rudder sitting on the tarmac at General Dynamics |
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| This plane was making numerous practice runs over the General Dynamics plant north of Narragansett, Rhode Island. |
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| Lighthouse in Narragansett Bay |
As we
round Point Judith, the winds, which had been steady from the north,
swing around to the south and we tack in to Port Judith. With the change
in weather, lots of boats are out. Fishing, cruising, and roaring by at
full speed.
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| Point Judith LIghthouse | | | | | |
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| Fisherman try their luck with their nets |
With the change
in weather, lots of boats are out. Fishing, cruising, and roaring by at
full speed. Inside the breakwater, down come the sails and we motor in
to the marina for gas and water.
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| Port Judith Marina |
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| Our two intrepid sailors gathering fuel and water at the marina in Port Judith |
A
short way north from the marina our charts indicate an anchorage....
We
drop anchor, and row Partial Eclipse (our dinghy) to the small island
nearby. Above the beach of cobble and rounded gravel, are beach roses in
full bloom and smelling wonderful. But look out for poison ivy, which
here grows as a small bush and is prolific. Needless to say, we kept to
the beach. But while here, we notice that Eclipse is getting knocked
about by some major wakes from passing power boats.
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| Eclipse as seen from one of the islands in Point Judith Pond |
We don't want to
stay here for the night. On the west side of the bay is a nice protected
cove. Perhaps too shallow for many sailboats, but perfect for us.
Fishermen like it too, as there are several. Kristen makes a cheese
stuffed chicken, to which I add a salad.
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| FIshing Boats in Port Judith Harbor |
The moon rises, about one day from full, and reflects off the water.
Love the sunset view from Point Judith Pond. Wow!
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