Friday, July 25, 2014 (Sag to Port Washington, NY): Say good-bye to Mr. Chips! We cast off at 08:00 any backtrack to Plum Gut. The journey to Port Washington is around 100 NM through Long Island Sound. Blackthorn knows the way and the day is flat calm except for the large ferry that stirs up a ruckus. Once up on their foils they fly, literally, across the water.

Wednesday, July 23, 2014 (Block Island to Sag Harbor): We did not want to leave Block but we had lots more ports, places to go, and people to see. Our destination is the Sag Harbor Yacht Club, a strong recommendation by friends Judy and Mike. We depart around 08:30 for the 45 NM trip down to Sag Harbor in the middle of "The Hamptons" at the eastern end of Long Island. We plan an intermediate stop in Greenport

Tuesday, July 22, 2015 (Martha's Vineyard to Block Island): As we leave the Black Dog Wharf, we reflect on our week on the Vineyard. Today, our destination is Block Island, RI, 45 nM southwest. The weather starts out murky and rainy off and on but without wind in the harbor. We are getting accustomed to the gloom. The forecast is for improvement as we proceed south. At 08:30 the heavy rain clouds shroud the old schooner riding on a mooring next to us.

Monday, July 21, 2014 (Martha's Vineyard): We have been plagued by a stationary front since we left Newport on the 14th. The result is periods of sun and overcast punctuated by rain, heavy at times. The overcast looked downright threatening but all of our weather sources confirmed that the front wasn't moving and the winds would be light. As we cleared Point Judith (right), the western horizon looked frightful but we had faith in the weather gods. 

Monday, July 14, 2014 (Newport, RI): We left Greenport, NY, after a very pleasant two days. The trip up to Newport is about 55 nM. We wanted to arrive midmorning, which meant shoving off around 06:30. The tide is not quite low. Nevertheless, it is low enough to show us how skimpy the channel into Greenport really is.