13 May 15

The cold front arrived during the night and the wind gusted up sharply, waking us both about 01:00, but nothing came loose and we soon went back to sleep. When we got up, the wind was NW 10 - 15, but shifting around to W more or less as predicted, so, about 10:00 we got under way. Because of the strongly easterly setting current between Pt. Judith and Block Island, which will make it difficult to sail to Block Island without beating, we decided to pull into Pt. Judith for one night. We have been on a mooring ball for a week and decided that hot showers would be very welcome, not to mention access to pump-out facilities and potable water. We sailed a fair portion of the way, and the new 125% jib performed very well. Finally, we are on the go again, after a 6 month hiatus. The following link (you will have to past it into your search engine) will give you an abbreviated view of today’s trip.  

http://youtu.be/e64sNvcSQYE

As we were essentially the first transient boat to visit Pt. Judith this year, they let us have the slip for $1.00/ft, a bargain in these parts. After lunch, we walked a mile over to check out the local restaurants; we had a beer, but decided to have dinner on the boat. After our walk, I spent an hour cleaning the deck, then we went for long, hot showers - oh, bliss.  

41 deg 23.218’N, 71 deg 30.956’W