Enjoyed a perfect sail to Nantucket. The wind was 15-20 knots out of the southwest, so it was just right. We were able to sail almost the entire way, except for the Woods Hole Passage and the final approach to Nantucket. The Woods Hole Passage is a narrow, twisting channel with sharp turns, confusing channel markers, many nearby rocks, and powerful currents and eddies. Roy took down the sails, started the engine, and took the wheel, even though it was my watch. He got us through safely.
It was 45 miles from New Bedford to Nantucket. We arrived shortly before six and dropped anchor at the outer edge of the general anchorage. So now I have fulfilled my childhood dream of sailing into Nantucket Harbor and dropping anchor!
When I was a kid, it was unusual to have two yachts in the harbor at the same time. Now there are scores. Maybe hundreds.
I felt as if I were coming down with a cold, so I went to bed right after supper. Roy washed the dishes.
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