Boat Plans Arch Davis
I cant wait any longer! Im already late! The bug has bitten and I am fevered! Fevered I tell you by the madness and the heat in my head and the promise of the atmospheric heat to come, and the delusions, the delusions they invade my dreams!
Intrepid Readers I hereby foist upon you the much-delayed annual report-ahj of the one, the only,
Small Reach Regatta 2013!
[insert crashing cymbals]
Here at Goat Island Skiff Amateur Style and the Sleek Sea Pearl 21 Too (new cumbersome name of blog) the Small Reach is a moment to be savored. It is, without a doubt, the highlight of our glorious New England Summer (the likes of which the rest of the world envies) because it always contains good times, good sailing, good food and most importantly, absolutely fantastic people. See SRR 2011 and SRR 2012 for more goodness. This SRR 2013 features Sea Pearl Scout, instead of my Goat, IAZ,P which stayed at home.
This year, it was held at Hog Island in Muscongus Bay a most worthy destination. I recommend a trip.
An important note: Some curmudgeonie types will notice the Iron Mizzon (aka Tohatsu 3.5) making its way to Hog via the stern plate of Scout. I was pressed (against my will) to be at a wedding on Saturday, which meant I was missing Saturday Lobster-fest, and I had to scoot way back up to my trailer. I brought the Iron Mizzon along to facilitate my trudge if needed. Fortunately, I never needed it, and I never started it once, the entire weekend. Just sayin guys, just sayin.
Day ZERO
I put in way up-bay on my own the day before the start of the week and I wandered down to Hog over the course of an evening and early morning. Our first night destination was small Havener Ledge in the more narrow and current prone necks of upper Muscongus Bay. That evening heavy fog and rain finally rolled in after lurking for hours.
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| Rowing south in a calm. Destination is that nub of an island called Havener Ledge. Note fog bank far down the Bay. |
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| Scout securely tied into a small beach where she will ride out the night. The fog has set in now. |
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| My new more spacious tent on the only small site on Havener. |
Day ONE
Catching the tide, we made our way southbound to Hog Island. I rowed first, and then a small breeze pushed us down the Bay along with the tide. We were speckled with rain but managed to spot Bald Eagles and in the mist, at a distance, a lone ship with long oars slowly working its way in the same direction. Undoubtedly, it was a fellow Small Reacher and soon, we met with Geoff Kerr of Two Daughters Boatworks in Vermont.
About this time, the clouds broke and the sun came out and the Regatta filled in and we did a little sailing and a little hand shaking. I ended up meeting someone famous, which was just awesome.
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| Scout in the morning |
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| THE VIEW IS TREMENDOUS! WISH YOU WERE HERE! |
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| Sausage Brian and his brandy new Ross Lillistone designed Flint, KEEL BASA! This was the first with a lugsail. Nice job Brian! First time boatbuilder. |
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| Le Schooner Rose-something-something adding some ambiance. |
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Funky-Funk-Andrew showed up with a Reuel Parker/Chapelle Cape Cod Oyster Skiff enlarged.
Andrew used to have a Ness Yawl as seen in SRR 2011.
Andrew threw together PHOEBE (classy name) over the winter to tide him over as he builds his next big boat.
Andrew = BoatManly. See Small Boats 2014 for more. |
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HISTORIC PHOTO. I pose here with KEES PRINS who is FAMOUS!
Kees Prins and I did salty sailor type things together which means I am now somewhat FAMOUS TOO. |
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CAPN JON and KEES PRINS!!! Notice how the famous is rubbing off on Capn Jon!
The stokage right about this time was absolutely mindblowing. |
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| Its DINNER! Hog Island staff really put on a good feast for all involved. (Capn Jon) |
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| Boats all rafted up on the main dock. |
I was able to anchor Scout in the mooring area which was good, as I planned on sleeping aboard. This meant figuring out how to get back out to the boat and the dock, but Kees Prins was in a similar predicament as he was there with his boat Fetch, (a Oughtred designed Fulmar with post-mod cabin). Kees and I arranged a small rowing skiff borrowing schedule which sounds complicated, (because it was) but we figured out how to get there and back with little issues.
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The view from my bed. Notice the Caledonia Yawl at 10:00. Thats MOLLY HART owned by Phil, who owned Scout!
At 11:00 is FETCH, where Famous Kees Prins is sleeping. |
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HISTORIC PHOTO AGAIN! This is me, first night EVAR sleeping aboard my.own.boat.
Ive slept aboard before, Ive owned boats before, and this is the first time putting the two together.
Absolutely bonkers. I kept waking up all night and couldnt wipe the poopie-eating grin off my face. |
Day TWO
Today was, well, exciting. We left Hog en-masse and proceeded north, got confused on our lunch spot, got rectified, found our lunch spot, almost lost a few souls to man-eating mud/oyster bar, and then sailed into a strong wind, beating upwind for hours to make way back to Hog. I dont have any pictures of The Big Wind because I was busy sailing, reefing, sailing, reefing, checking on others in smaller boats, and sailing. It was great sailing for Scout, difficult for others, but all in all we made it back no problems. One guy capsized, but near the dock back at Hog, not during the difficult stuff.
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Kees Prins and I rowing back to the dock after I picked him up for breakfast. Scouts tent is up.
Life is grand. WOW. (Capn Jon) |
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| Porch time after breakfast. No one really wants to go sailing. |
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| I double dog dare you. |
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| Its that sneaky Coquina from SRR 2011! |
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The legendary WOLFISH makes her appearance in the anchorage.
Washington County Peapod |
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| Roger Long designed 22 Yawldory ELYSSA with veteran Clint Chase BoatBuilder at the helm. |
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| Funky-funk Andrew and his Cape Cod Oyster Skiff |
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