To Great Island Boat Yard (Wednesday, June 11, 2008)

[At right, Benge after the sail hoisting was done]

[Below, Bob at Half Way Rock, Casco Bay]

When you invite Bob Jones to go sailing, it turns out to be a good thing. Arriving on Tuesday night for a sleep over, Bob brought a new bottle of Jameson's which we did not open until at least 11:00 p.m. What followed was a comparison to Lou's Bushmills (sorry Lou, you lost). And this despite the fact that we had an 0630 start. Nevertheless, we were up and into the coffee by 0530. Tim arrived at 0625 and Benge (having cancelled all of his day's work) arrived at 0640. We were off to GIBY by o700.


The theory was that an early start would give us a greater opportunity to sail. And it proved correct. By 0815 the motor was off and we were doing 6 to 7 knots in an unexpected 20 knots of wind from the West. We sailed till lunch and then again (due to Benge's insistence) until we were well into Casco Bay.


Our 5:00 p.m. rendezvous with Paula (our driver) was well timed. It turned out to be a great day of sailing!