Rain, Rain, Go Away!!!!

SHIP'S LOG:

Somewhere, someone with a large garden or a farmer or a greens keeper is finally getting their prayers answered. Like Friday, today has been one downpour after another. The wind may have subsided but the rain sure hasn't. Sunday will see the passage of Storm "KYLE" and then, hopefully, this rotten weather will end.

It actually got into the high 60's/low 70's for a while and the rain made it rather oppressive and humid. The held the New England Regional Championships for FORCE 5's here at the club. Didn't have much in the way of wind and the rain kept the turnout low. I watched a few of the races, when it wasn't raining, but they were more driftings than races. It seemed that the rain would stop just as the race was finishing. It wouldn't rain during the pre-race maneuvering, but when the countdown to the start of a race began, so did the rain. Twice the rain and the race started at exactly the same moment. God bless those guys sailing in the races, they were truly crazy!

Found and fixed a couple of more leaks. I suppose the rain is good for that. I try to find where the rain is leaking in from the outside rather than just plugging its entrance inside. doing that just forces the leak to migrate somewhere else and show up as a "new leak."I am running out of places on deck to caulk as possible entrances.

Woke up this morning to a very loud and very low fog horn. It had to be one of the ferries coming or going to or from Orient Point. The trouble with fog is that it plays havoc with you senses. You really can't see anything which messes up your depth perception and sense of direction.It even muddies the sound so that you can only tell in a general direction from where it originates. It doesn't help that the sound also bounces off stuff and the echos can make things even a bit more confusing. The ferry was moving quite slowly and for a while I was sure it was coming at me. I was concerned but resolved to be unafraid until I heard it crashing through the boat moored around me. Since it didn't I rolled over and went back to sleep.

MASTER'S PERSONAL LOG:

Got into more of the routine today. It was more comfortable today. I must be getting use to it. The routine actually makes the day move by quicker. I am not sure whether that is a good thing or bad thing just yet, but waiting out the weather, it seems good.

One does get to think a lot when you are alone on a boat. Even though I am only a few hundred yards from shore, it can seem like the other side of the world. I have had a lot of free time just to think and to be. No amazingly deep thoughts yet. I'll keep you informed. Time for Saturday night at the movies