We had our first visitors sleeping over for the week-end, my very good old friends, Nat & Max. We got just about every possible weather over the week-end from torrential rains, to 40 knot winds , 3 foot waves in the middle of the night, hot & cool temperatures but mostly sunny & comfortable.
We attempted to sail from Mallets Bay to Spoon Bay on Friday however 40 knt winds made us turn back for the night. After we hooked up to our buoy, torrential rains came but not for long. We saw one of the nicest sunsets I've ever seen along with a rainbow. Just spectacular !
The next day, we were able to sail to Spoon Bay for the night. Around 1am, we were awoken by rough 3 foot waves. Many boats were leaving already or getting ready to go. Our anchor was holding however we were close to shore so we decided to motor to the lee side of Valcour Island. That was a good choice and we all slept better after that. We found out later that the storm hit hard in Montreal, just north of us and took out power lines.
Lesson learned: Never forget to wear shoes while sailing ! I hit my little toe so hard, my toe and half my foot is now black & blue. Also, don't touch the BBQ; my arm is now burned. Tim also cut his finger and left blood all over the boat. These little cruising accidents are more painful than racing bruises !
