
Sunday, June 27, 2010
Monday, June 14, 2010
Memorial Day Trip to MV
Thursday, April 29, 2010
Welcome to Spring 2010
It was nice trip over from Wareham and it felt GREAT to out on the water after the long cold winter.
Salesman Ship was getting a make-over.....new canvas and islinglass. Pix to follow.
Wednesday, July 15, 2009
Edgartown - Wilsons first boat trip
After spending the night on-board at Kingman, I woke up around 7 AM to take Wilson to "do his business". I always get a little nervous with him on board that if he has to go....he'll just go right there. As I was stepping off the swim platform and on to the dock I thought to myself "keep an eye on Wilson, I don't want him to fall in like he did last year". Sure enough, I step off and hear "splash". I grabbed his collar before he slipped under the boat or dock and hauled him up onto the dock. He shook off there for a few minutes and then proceeded up the ramp.
It was as calm as could be, almost no wind and bright sunshine. But the forecast called for a freshening SW wind later in the day, so when I got back after our brief walk I woke Lynn, Kristi and Keri up. We all walked to "Provisions" and grabbed some breakfast. Kristi tried to bring a banana on board (to have with her cereal), but I quickly (and maybe too harshly) told her that bananas are absolutely forbidden on my boat (especially after what happened on Memorial Day weekend....it was all the bananas fault).
We got off the dock around 9:30AM, with a slight SW breeze picking up to around 10 kts. I
Wilson was a little nervous initially about the wind and waves and sounds of the engines....but he did OK. Once he got his "sea legs", as Lynn would say, he was good to go.
We arrived in Edgartown around 11:30 after a nice ride over. I called the Harborside on the marine radio and told them we were in the harbor and asked where we should tie up. They responded that we would not be allowed to tie up until after 3PM. All of the slips were used for "the lunch crowd" on Sat and Sun. This probably would have been good info to have before we got over there.
Luckily, we were able to hook on to a town mooring for a few hours.
We loaded up the Dinghy - Legal Tender and cruised around the harbor. This was also Wilsons first dinghy ride....and we got some laughs - 2 adults, 2 kids, lots of stuff to spend the day in town and 1 big hairy dog.....all stuffed onto a 10 ft dinghy with a little 4 hp motor.
We tied up at the dinghy dock next to the Harborside and the kids wanted to hit the pool. Lynn stayed with Wilson, since he was not allowed into the pool area.
By 1 or 2 PM, the wind had kicked up to 15-20 kts SW. We walked over to get some lunch and eat at the muni dock. Around 3, we headed back to the Harborside and the dock master - Will, told us we would be on the end of the dock - a nice easy spot to get into.
We left Kristi, Keri and Wilson near the docks and Lynn and I took the Old Port Launch out to the mooring. Of course as we are getting ready to come into the dock, Will tells us (over the radio) that there has been a change in plans and we are now in-front of a boat that is already docked. I knew this would require some delicate boat handling...and knowing I was not up to that task, I radioed back to Will and asked him to climb on the boat I needed to go by, and guide me in. I will say, both Lynn (on the bow of Salesman Ship) and Will (on the bow and side of the other boat) made me look like a pro. The owner of the other boat came out and I was even able to make a little joke to him about me being concerned more about his boat then mine........
After we tied up and got settled, Lynn and the girls went back up to the pool. I stayed behind with Wilson and he and I took a little nap. I'm not sure how other people like to go boating with their dogs......its very restricting if you can't leave them behind on your boat.
When Lynn and the girls came back after a few hours, Kristi and Keri wanted a hot shower and to charge their portable DVD player (can't live without that!!). The Harborside is a great location, BUT they don't have any shore power on the docks so it is kinda like being on a mooring. I fired up the genny for a few hours so the girls could take hot showers, and then powered the genny off for the rest of the night. The sun was getting lower in the sky, and Kristi and I decided to take a dingy ride around Edgartown harbor. It is a really cool harbor with lots of great boats and many fantastic houses. Kris and I picked out the houses that we would "take", if given the opportunity. We each picked our top 5. We both agreed that our #1 choice was Ernie Boch's house. From the water, it looks like a good size hotel.
Tuesday, July 7, 2009
Martha's Vineyard Vacation
After a foggy, cloudy morning in Cataumet, the sun decided to make an appearance. By 10 AM, we had bright sunshine and I started to get the boat and dinghy ready for the short voyage to Oak Bluffs MV. D.O. and Linda arrived right on time, as they always do and stowed their bags and a lot of alcohol for the week ahead. D.O. helped with boat prep.
By 11 AM, Nick, Geovanna and baby Anthony showed up and started to prep their boat - Rogue Rage for the trip. Nick brought the boat down from Boston the previous Sunday in order to make Anthony's first real boat trip an easy one.

Around 3, we decided to head over to the beach and get some sun, in anticipation of rain for the next few days. D.O. and Lynn decided to stay behind on the boat and relax. Kristi and Keri were happy to be at the beach and we decided to take a swim. The water was cold........so our swim didn't last long.


Wed July 1, 2009
We woke up this morning to gray skies with the feel of rain in the air. After a walk up to get coffee at Mocha Motts, we decided to play Apples to Apples. This is a game that Keri brought along, and little did we realize, but we would be playing many games of Apples to Apples. That and the card game War. The girls watched a movie or 2 and D.O. and I went over to fix a tiny hole that developed in the dinghy - "Legal Tender" (get it?.....Lynn is a lawyer and the little boat is known as a tender......)
After the beach, we went back to Salesman Ship for some cocktails. And then on to Nancys for dinner. Nick, Geo and Anthony stayed behind. The rest of us ended up getting a table up on the deck, with a great view of OB harbor.
After dinner, we went back to boat and took out the accoustic guitar. I must admit, this was my favorite part of the whole trip. Playing the handful of songs I can play most-of-the-way through was great. Everyone was singing along and Vincenz played a few tunes....good time. After everyone went to bed, Nick and I stayed up and had a few more drinks. All and all, a really good day!!
Saturday July 4, 2009

Sunday July 5, 2009
It was time to go..... The final day of this vacation was sunny and nice, with a stiff SW wind. This would make the trip back to Kingman a little bumpy, but it would make Nick's trip all the way back to Boston a long, tough one. Certainly not one I would have wanted to do with an 8 month old.
We left OB harbor around 11:30AM, after packing everything up and securing the dinghy and Nick getting fuel.