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 7/21- Boothbay Harbor ME

   Amazingly a northwest wind took ahold of us right from the get go. We pulled up the anchor and motored out into the bay and away we went. The sailing was certainly robust today. 

   After leaving Quahog Bay the wind was having trouble making up its mind as to whether it would blow directly behind us or on our beam. I had the jib out but it kept getting blanketed by the main so I finally took it in. We were doing close to 7 knots on the reefed main alone. It was also a lot more comfortable not having to deal with the jib. 

   Once we rounded Cape Small the wind was decidedly on our beam so I ran out the stay sail to help out. We had a great run sailing past the Kennebec and Sheepscot rivers. The waves were not not large but we managed to cover the boat with salt. Waves crashed repeatedly over the bow sending spray all over the boat and us. 

   We sailed right into Linekin Bay and were going to anchor here. Unfortunately there have been a bunch more moorings placed here that made that difficult. The depth here has always been an issue but now the only open spot to anchor has a depth of 30 feet at low tide. I do not carry enough line to anchor properly in that deep of water. So we ended up motoring around the corner to the Tug Boat Inn in Boothbay. 

    It has been 41 years to the day that Alayne and I were married. I am blessed with a great life partner and sailing buddy. To my sweetheart ❤️💋

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