2021 Summer in Maine

Things were busy this summer with projects on the house, so we did not get out sailing or cruising much.  It was also the year of repair attempts on the RIB dinghy, obtaining a replacement hard dinghy that seems too small, and almost fixing the old RIB dinghy.  See previous posts for background on the dinghy drama; it's had some serious history.

Here are some other highlights.

In July, we went for a day sail with Sophi and her family to the Goslings.  It was a cool enough day that we did not swim, but had a good meal before coming back to Freeport.  

There were a couple of sails around the islands, and we did a very few projects; new batteries were the one big thing.  Jenny's sister and nephew and girlfriend stayed on the boat in Portland and Peaks Island, so that took some coordination and shuttling.  

The season was almost over when Albert took our friends Mary Lavendier from Peaks Island, and Fred Goguen, an ex-Peaks Islander, out for a very quick visit to Sequin Island, motoring each way.  It was a successful trip to honor our friend and Mary's partner Henry Myers who died several years ago.  A little sad, but mostly great memories and stories.  

This year, we brought the boat to Royal River Boatyard in Yarmouth to be stored on the hard for the winter.  [The past two winters she stayed in the water at Strouts Point Wharf in Freeport.]  The plan is do a big painting project in the Spring, 2022.