Napatree

 6/13- Napatree Point, Westerly RI

  We hadn’t planned to get up this early but there was all kinds of fishing activity going on next to the boat. There were at least 5 boats all cruising around with cast nets fishing for menhaden. They use these for bait. But all the shouting and motoring at 5:30 in the morning got old. It did get us off to an early start though. 

   The sound was glassy this morning as we exited the Connecticut River. We shot out the inlet and then had to fight the flood the rest of the day. We went by all the old haunts from the Mystic Whaler days. 

   The corner at the entrance to Napatree Bay or Little Narragansett Bay is tight and very shallow. Of course someone has to anchor right in the middle of what little channel there was and then a big cabin cruiser was coming the other way. It got exciting there for a minute but we entered at almost high tide so we just cruised over the shallow spot. 

    After anchoring near Westerly we took our dinghy for a 2.5 mile run up the river to the Westerly Yacht Club. It was a good test of the range of our electric motor. It took us an hour to do the trip. We met John and Sue and family there and had a great meal. John and Emily motored us back to our boat on Emily’s sailboat which was an adventure in the dark. 

   There is supposed to be a big blow tomorrow so we will sit tight and see what develops. 

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