Stormy Weather . . . And It's A Good Thing!!!!

SHIP'S LOG:

The weather has broken finally. There was a small rain storm Wednesday Night.  Thursday it rained in the morning but cleared in the afternoon. Thursday night, it started raining again and today it looks like awash out. it supposed to basically rain on and off all day. But as I said, that's a good thing, for with the coming of the rain storms came also the departure of the humidity, at least for awhile. I'll take it!

There has been much sailing since Wednesday as every time I thought about it, it took only one look at the sky to make me realize it might be a bad idea. I had enough of living on ABISHAG during thunder storms when I had to and since I don't necessarily need to do so now, both Wednesday and Thursday nights, I pack  to possibly spend the night ashore if required. But aside from a rumble or two, and the odd flash of lightning, and the on and off rain, it was no sweat staying aboard.

The Portuguese sub came back in again yesterday morning. Evidently the training with the US Navy continues apace.  Considering that the US Navy doesn't own any diesel-electric subs anymore and that is the type owned by most of other nations of the world, especially those in the Middle East and the Far East, the Navy seems to be practicing learning how to detect and follow (and sink) such boats in case the need should arise in the future. Pleasant thought.

The owners of the Gemini Catamarans are having a rendezvous over in Three Mile Harbor over the weekend and a couple from the club are getting ready to leave today.  It is raining but it won't stop them from going. n fact, several other couples, who don't have Gemini's, are going along as well. True they won't be ab;e to anchor in the 22 inches of water that the Gemini's can, but their parties at the rendezvous are always great and who would pass up a chance to party. The Nonsuch catboats are having their summer rendezvous this week over in Greenport with about 30 in attendance.  It is a big summer thing for boats of the same make to get together to break bread and gam. There are none anywhere nearby that I can find for Camper Nicholsons which is too bad. They had one a couple of years ago somewhere up in Maine and another down in the Chesapeake but that was before I would have undertaken such a trip by myself. Now that I would . . . . Nada! Such is life.