Nothing Like A Cold Front ! ! !

SHIP'S LOG:

     Boy, you could make Block Island from TYC in about 2 hours today. . . . if you leave before the wind dies down and you have a death wish! Nice steady 30 with 40 - 50mph gusts!  The wind would be coming off the stern quarter and, once you cleared the Thames, it would be a long reach all the way to the Salt Pond. It would be one hell of a ride!

     The weather is at it again, heading up into the 50's, melting all the snow and ice and turning the mud into muck. Then again, come the weekend, because of the coming cold front, the temperature will drop precipitously and there will even be some snow. Ah, winter in New England. I would really be happy if Mother Nature just made up her mind!

     The "LIST" continues to grow as does the desire to get started. Waiting is a real dag but thank goodness I have all that experience with patience, patience and patience. Still, it is a drag. One thing that eases the "angst" is a blast of really cold air. Nothing like sub-freezing temperatures to cure one's ardor for working on a boat outdoors.

     Down by TYC, across  from Stach's, there is a sailboat that got blown ashore during Sandy. It basically in the same spot that captures the schooner during Irene a year ago. And like the schooner, there is a squabble over who owns it. The owner of the beach is claiming salvage rights and the owner of the boat is telling him to "stick it," which has led the owner of the beach property to deny access to his beach, and hence the stranded boat, to the owner of the boat. There will be law suits and probably blood as well. Boat ownership has so many fun dimensions to it! ! ! ! ! !