Arrival/First Sail/Lobsters!! - 6/29/15

I hit the road at 5:30 this morning in New York and arrived at Quarryedge 7 1/2 hours later.   At a half hour out I received a group text between my brother and my nephew Devin and his girlfriend, Caitlin who are up visiting from Florida. "Leaving Somes Harbor."

I pulled down my parents driveway and continued down toward the water to discover Devin and Caitlin already walking in that direction. I followed them down and got right on Windfall. 

Windfall (and Dan) waiting at the end of the driveway.

We are sailing NOW!

Caitlin DJ'ing

Devin and his new gimbal for GoPro

Dan telling a story.

Andi Littles

Littles chillin' in the V-berth

Getting psyched!!

Devin and Caitlin getting married in the fall.

Quarryedge from the walk back up the driveway

Littles eye-balling the lobbies.

Caitlin and Devin cooked a lobster dinner for us.

And we cap the evening with a fire.

A great first day in Maine!!!

Counting Down/Windfall splashes - 6/27/2015

Splash-Down was this morning!!

Stepping the mast.  That's Dan in the bosun's chair at the masthead.

Windfall in the Travel-Lift.  She looks so small!  
Oh, right.  She is small.  21 feet!

Dan built a bow-pulpit complete with self-deploying Mantus anchor.  Starboard© and ironwood. 

Landing the mast-base.

Ferrying the new wind-indicator 
for installation.

Note the stern dive-platforms, new solar panel on the dodger, the hiking-benches and the "poling-platform" over the outboard.  Northeast Harbor, Maine

Also, thank you Bailey Stillman for all the stills above.  Bailey works at Morris Yacht among his many jobs. 

Three more performances of Hand to God and I hit the road headed north to Mount Desert Island, Maine.  
In my absence, the show is in the very capable hands of sound engineer, David Horowitz.  Thank You David!! 

As I type this on my phone in the trap of the Booth Theatre, Dan is under full-sail making his way from Morris Yacht in Northeast Harbor to the David MacDonald's mooring in Somes Harbor at the head of Some Sound. 

I am fielding a steady stream of photos and videos from Dan so that I can share in the moment. 

This year we plan to expand our range beyond the immediate waters of  MDI and surrounding area. 

It is my intention to keep a daily stream of photos and captions posted to this blog. This year I think I will spend less time narrating and attempting to accurately chronicle all the technical goings-on and post a little more casually and free-form.  Hopefully, this will free up a little more time for me and be a little more entertaining for you. 

Very excited to be back on the water!

Windfall happily on her mooring in Somes Harbor.