Chatham to Westport

    After departing Nantucket with a favorable SW'erly wind, we made good time on a broad reach to Stage Harbor, MA, the southern entrance to Chatham's summer scene.  We visited the town, sampled the cuisine, and then took the dinghy to Monomoy Island for some deserted beaches and wildlife watching.  Thankfully there were no Great White Sharks visible, but we had the beach to ourself, aside from the copious amounts of biting flies and highly curious pinnipeds.
   We waited in Stage Harbor for the wind to shift to the east, and had another great 2-days of running/broad reaching from the Cape, through Wood's Hole Pass, to Westport, MA where we are visiting family (and getting lots of meals courtesy of G and G), using the opportunity to pick up some supplies and conducting a few repairs to Navigator (including the throttle cable, some line/rope work, a thorough cleaning, and preventive maintenance to the winches and windlass).   In Westport (thanks to Lynn), we have high speed internet, so look for some more pictures and videos later in the week.
   Our short term plans are to visit Block Island, RI next week and rendezvous with Tomkat and Banshee, boats crewed by our salty parents, and then head to eastern Long Island, before moving offshore to southern New Jersey later in August.
   Here are few pictures of the last week or so!

 

 Kellee fixing the throttle assembly.

 Chris steering while sailing west across Nantucket Sound.

Navigator at anchor in Nantucket.