September 13, 2013 Day 114
Mooring ball at WoodenBoat SchoolEggemoggin Reach, near Brooklin, Maine
We
spent the morning cleaning and watching the weather. It rained all morning but we decided, along
with Richard and Shannon on Esmeralda
to leave at 1:30. As soon as we left the
calm harbor, we picked up both fog and some 3’ swells. Eventually we passed between enough islands
that the water calmed down and the visibility improved! We entered Casco Passage and later Jericho Bay. We followed Esmeralda since they are familiar with these waters and only had to
worry about dodging – yes, lobster pots! In less than three hours we arrived at
our destination, the WoodenBoat School and we both picked up a mooring ball for
the night.
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| Following Esmeralda |
Richard and Shannon had already made reservations for the Lobster Dinner and invited us to come with them. (They have taken classes here several times and know the staff.) We had a great evening and ended it by touring one of the workshops where the students build pond yachts – 50” remote control Marblehead class sailboats. The WoodenBoat School has quite an impressive campus and program and we were happy we could see part of it.
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| Heading up to the loft in this building |
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| This pond yacht will be finished in about two weeks |
Tomorrow we will go a short distance to the lovely town of Castine, ME, on East Penobscot Bay and spend one night there.
