With the latest advisories from the CDC and our Governor, we are looking at a shorter season this year. Hopes are that we will be underway by July first. If you have reserved for a trip this summer keep in mind you can rebook, refund, or rain check as your circumstances allow.  Bear with us; we all could use a sunny sail this summer.

     And here's a questionable sign of spring this morning: a turkey laid an egg on our front walk.

 

Crews News

          This has got to be the coldest and wettest April in recent memory; most noticeable  when the winter cover is put away prior to our annual haulout at the shipyard. Nonetheless we  hauled her out on our railway, washed her off, sanded topsides as far up as we could reach  from staging, replaced a couple of planks on the starboard bow, and painted and fussed over  the schooner between snow and rain.

courtesy of Michael F Rogers 

Wilson and the drill; helping Mike Rogers fasten the shutter plank

 

another gray day on the railway

We dropped our face coverings long enough to capture the team before relaunch, bundled up in cold weather. (Kathy made up the masks for all of us as well as for family, friends, neighbors, and some of the local supermarket crew).

courtesy of Hans Viertaler, with my camera

left to right: Chris, Sarah, Anne, Asher, Wilson, and me

After a week out of the water, back she went and on went spring outfitting without a hitch.

Practicing social distancing complete with gloves, sandpaper, face mask respirators, ear muffs. Ninety two feet, five crew at work.

 

courtesy of Jon Johanson

And the newly varnished bowsprit caught a photographer's eye this month

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