Day 1........Newport, RI June 26,2011
Welcome aboard Matt! This is an unexpected gift from Matt AND Tomeaka. Matt has taken a 6 month leave from his job in the Caymans to race on PowerPlay----a Cayman owned TP 52 race boat. The racing in and near Newport coinsided with us passing by. Tomeaka has "gifted" us with a few days of Matt's helping us move through the Long Island Sound. Lou is thrilled to be on a boat with "his boy" and I'm thrilled to have a knowledgeable sailor aboard. He has found the tools, tweaked the rigging, tightened up some loose fittings, and helped Lou problem solve an issue with the autohelm. That's in the first 2 hours.
Matt's a "going-machine." He raked and tuned the mast and hoisted the main. We were making great head-way and passed port after port. At the end of the day we had covered 55 nm. That's a lot for us old folks on an old boat. It was a beautiful sunny day and the boat was humming.
Day 2 - June 27, 2011
Morning-----very early morning----is such a peaceful time of day. The sun is rising, the wind is quiet, and the water is flat. We started at about 5 am to take advantage of the flood tide. And, we did. We were at a moderate engine speed with no sails, and we were going 8.7 nm. On The Good Ship Tequila that's 30% faster than normal cruising speed. Tides are an awesome thing, but frankly I'll be happy to be back in the land of fresh water and no tides. In 14 hours we have covered about 100 nm. I like having Capt'n Matt on board.
I went to sleep with the sound of father-and-son chatting on the deck. NICE.
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