We are back on the ocean. We have chartered a sailboat out of Newport, RI for two weeks with tentative plans to head down the Long Island Sound.
Leaving East Brookfield around 11:30 we arrived in Newport around 1:30. We were supposed to get on the boat at 5:00 so it appeared we might have a long wait. We killed time by getting a parking pass and having some lunch at the Fort Adams concierge. Here are some pictures taken from the marina.
Luckily we were able to get on the boat a little early. At 4:00 we dinghied out to Summer Star with Andy, who provided an overview of the boat. Summer Star is a 42 ft Jeanneau with three cabins and two heads.
We had lots of stuff, but it only took two dinghy trips to get it all to the boat. Here are some pictures of the boat (I’ll post a picture of the boat itself tomorrow).
We spent the next hour or so getting settled and unpacking. We decided we just wanted to relax on the boat, so we ate onboard and watched the sunset. It’s really nice to just listening to the water lapping against the boat, hear the clinking halyards on the boats around us and feel its gentle rocking.