{"id":136,"date":"2014-08-16T07:15:33","date_gmt":"2014-08-16T11:15:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.marshandbay.com\/log\/?p=136"},"modified":"2015-09-25T19:52:57","modified_gmt":"2015-09-25T23:52:57","slug":"eight-day-cruise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marshandbay.com\/log\/2014\/08\/16\/eight-day-cruise\/","title":{"rendered":"Eight Day Cruise"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Our first extended cruise, with our first return customers!<\/p>\n<p>After settling on the most suitable boat in our fleet and proving it to the extent we could on the Westport on Saturday&#8230;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-AlYbw3aVqg\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #999999;\">Capsize drill<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">&#8230;we woke up early Sunday to catch the last of the ebb out into Buzzards Bay.\u00a0 We were moving slowly and so missed the tide, but the wind was already picking up nicely out of the southwest enough to let us beat the flood current with ease.\u00a0 We were off to Cuttyhunk on a reach and then a long run inside the Elizabeth Islands to friendly Quissett Harbor, from which we strolled into Woods Hole for dinner and a beer.<\/p>\n<p>Monday morning gave us light airs until we rowed to Woods Hole, where a SW breeze picked up smartly, giving us plenty of steerage just as the flood began to carry us through.\u00a0 The fair current and wind in Vineyard Sound&#8230;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/z8k2cwE4HE4\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #999999;\">Crossing Vineyard Sound on day three.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&#8230;let us make the gut into Cape Poge Bay on northern Chappaquiddick Island before mid afternoon, with a swim break on the way when the wind let up for a bit and the sun started getting serious.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.marshandbay.com\/log\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/IMG_6917.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-159\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marshandbay.com\/log\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/IMG_6917.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_6917\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1536\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.marshandbay.com\/log\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/IMG_6917.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.marshandbay.com\/log\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/IMG_6917-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.marshandbay.com\/log\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/IMG_6917-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_146\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-146\" style=\"width: 4000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.marshandbay.com\/log\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/DSCF5316.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-146\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marshandbay.com\/log\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/DSCF5316.jpg\" alt=\"shark bait\" width=\"4000\" height=\"3000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.marshandbay.com\/log\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/DSCF5316.jpg 4000w, https:\/\/www.marshandbay.com\/log\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/DSCF5316-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.marshandbay.com\/log\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/DSCF5316-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 4000px) 100vw, 4000px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-146\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">shark bait<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Inside Cape Poge Bay the day was capped by a happy meeting with Dana&#8217;s friends and a fine curry on the beach.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.marshandbay.com\/log\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/DSCF5333.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-148\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marshandbay.com\/log\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/DSCF5333.jpg\" alt=\"DSCF5333\" width=\"3000\" height=\"4000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.marshandbay.com\/log\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/DSCF5333.jpg 3000w, https:\/\/www.marshandbay.com\/log\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/DSCF5333-300x400.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.marshandbay.com\/log\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/DSCF5333-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 3000px) 100vw, 3000px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The boat was then rowed across the phosphorescent waters of the bay and anchored off the low spit of Cape Poge Arm, where the breeze and clear skies allowed for sleeping under the incredible stars without a tent.\u00a0 The next day we stayed in the bay, mounting the sunshade and doing a little rope work, but most of the day was spent in relaxation punctuated by swims and a little exploring of the wildlife refuge ashore.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_135\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-135\" style=\"width: 2000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.marshandbay.com\/log\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/nonpresidential-extremity.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-135\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marshandbay.com\/log\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/nonpresidential-extremity.jpg\" alt=\"Dinner preparations at the non-presidential extremity of Martha's Vineyard.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.marshandbay.com\/log\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/nonpresidential-extremity.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/www.marshandbay.com\/log\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/nonpresidential-extremity-400x266.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.marshandbay.com\/log\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/nonpresidential-extremity-1024x682.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-135\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dinner preparations at the non-presidential extremity of Martha&#8217;s Vineyard.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>On Wednesday we caught the ebb and a light northerly to Vineyard Haven, where we refreshed our water supply and enjoyed a shower and walk around town before sailing with the flood and into the building east breeze to Waquoit Bay on the south side of Cape Cod.\u00a0 After sussing out a location for an instructor switch the next morning at the beach end of a long dirt road, we found our way into the marsh and a beautiful anchorage only the most shallow draft boat could access.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.marshandbay.com\/log\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/IMG_6924.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-166\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marshandbay.com\/log\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/IMG_6924.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_6924\" width=\"3751\" height=\"838\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.marshandbay.com\/log\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/IMG_6924.jpg 3751w, https:\/\/www.marshandbay.com\/log\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/IMG_6924-400x89.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.marshandbay.com\/log\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/IMG_6924-1024x228.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 3751px) 100vw, 3751px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.marshandbay.com\/log\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/waqu.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-183\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marshandbay.com\/log\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/waqu.jpg\" alt=\"waqu\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.marshandbay.com\/log\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/waqu.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.marshandbay.com\/log\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/waqu-400x225.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.marshandbay.com\/log\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/waqu-1024x576.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.marshandbay.com\/log\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/wakawit2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-153\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marshandbay.com\/log\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/wakawit2.jpg\" alt=\"wakawit2\" width=\"3792\" height=\"684\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.marshandbay.com\/log\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/wakawit2.jpg 3792w, https:\/\/www.marshandbay.com\/log\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/wakawit2-400x72.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.marshandbay.com\/log\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/wakawit2-1024x184.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 3792px) 100vw, 3792px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>On Thursday morning Lu replaced Olaf, and we headed southwest into Vineyard Sound and for Menemsha.\u00a0 Along the way we ran into a Coast Guard cordon set up to protect the vacationing Obamas that kept us off the coast of Martha&#8217;s Vineyard.\u00a0 Not long thereafter, just as Dana was about to go for a swim, a very large shark showed up astern.\u00a0 Only a dorsal fin was visible, estimated by Dana to be 1.5&#8242; wide where it met the water.\u00a0 The size and location, with seal colonies in the area, suggest a great white, though all present also describe the fin&#8217;s leading edge as quite upright.\u00a0 Secret Service shark sub?<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_167\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-167\" style=\"width: 2048px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.marshandbay.com\/log\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/IMG_6940-e1411874873909.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-167\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marshandbay.com\/log\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/IMG_6940-e1411874873909.jpg\" alt=\"In Menemsha Pond\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1377\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.marshandbay.com\/log\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/IMG_6940-e1411874873909.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.marshandbay.com\/log\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/IMG_6940-e1411874873909-400x268.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.marshandbay.com\/log\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/IMG_6940-e1411874873909-1024x688.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-167\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">In Menemsha Pond<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The following day we sailed north to Cuttyhunk.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.marshandbay.com\/log\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/DSCF5401.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-150\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marshandbay.com\/log\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/DSCF5401.jpg\" alt=\"DSCF5401\" width=\"4000\" height=\"3000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.marshandbay.com\/log\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/DSCF5401.jpg 4000w, https:\/\/www.marshandbay.com\/log\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/DSCF5401-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.marshandbay.com\/log\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/DSCF5401-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 4000px) 100vw, 4000px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The wind was sparking up from the NE and Cuttyhunk Pond was filling up with sailboats as every weekend cruising boat in Buzzards Bay seized the opportunity to make it on a broad reach. \u00a0We watched the anchorage and moorings fill up with sticks so that there were even a couple of boats on the moorings outside the pond, mashing up and down in the building breeze.<\/p>\n<p>After a walk around the island, a kind man rowed Dana across the harbor and stayed to gab.\u00a0 Before returning to his family aboard their Tartan, he gazed for a moment at our anchor sitting nonchalantly in 4 inches of water. \u00a0&#8220;You are nicely tucked in here, aren&#8217;t you?&#8221;\u00a0\u00a0 To detect his dinghy envy you have to have brought a twelve ton boat into a crowded anchorage, obliged to settle for a less ideal spot with poor mud for holding. \u00a0All night long you waited nervously for the anchor to drag while the wind whistled in the shrouds and the boat sawed back and forth. \u00a0In the morning, exhausted, you looked over at the dinghy cruisers who slept so well tied to a stick on shore. \u00a0The world is full of peaceful places two feet deep.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.marshandbay.com\/log\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/cuttyhunk.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-144\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marshandbay.com\/log\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/cuttyhunk.jpg\" alt=\"cuttyhunk\" width=\"4930\" height=\"780\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.marshandbay.com\/log\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/cuttyhunk.jpg 4930w, https:\/\/www.marshandbay.com\/log\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/cuttyhunk-400x63.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.marshandbay.com\/log\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/cuttyhunk-1024x162.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 4930px) 100vw, 4930px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The final day was an exciting sail in a stiff Buzzards Bay chop back to Westport.\u00a0 We got in too early for the flood, and so had a walk on the beach before finally bringing the boat in.\u00a0 What a glorious sail!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our first extended cruise, with our first return customers! After settling on the most suitable boat in our fleet and proving it to the extent we could on the Westport on Saturday&#8230; Capsize drill &#8230;we woke up early Sunday to catch the last of the ebb out into Buzzards Bay.\u00a0 We were moving slowly and &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marshandbay.com\/log\/2014\/08\/16\/eight-day-cruise\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Eight Day Cruise<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":192,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-136","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-longer-voyages","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marshandbay.com\/log\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/136","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marshandbay.com\/log\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marshandbay.com\/log\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.marshandbay.com\/log\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.marshandbay.com\/log\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=136"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/www.marshandbay.com\/log\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/136\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":210,"href":"https:\/\/www.marshandbay.com\/log\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/136\/revisions\/210"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.marshandbay.com\/log\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/192"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marshandbay.com\/log\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=136"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.marshandbay.com\/log\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=136"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.marshandbay.com\/log\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=136"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}