Friday, August 5: It was a pleasant morning, with a mix of sun and clouds. The weatherman said the high would be 77 degrees, with wind ESE at 5 to 10 kt. We have only about 25 miles to go, today, and a favorable current starts running with us at mid-morning, so that’s when we weighed anchor from Joshua Cove.
Soon after we left our anchorage, we launched our spinnaker. And what a great run it was! We continued flying it almost all the way to our destination at Black Rock Yacht Club in Black Rock harbor, CT. Even though we never saw over 10 kt of apparent wind, we maintained excellent boat speed due to the expected ½ to 1 ½ kt of following current. We averaged 7.5 kt over the bottom and occasionally hit 8 kt! It was just a fantastic day on the water.
There was noticeably more commercial traffic today on the Sound. Quite a few tugs pushing or pulling barges, plus ferries and commercial fishing boats. This was never a problem, because the Sound is so big that all vessels have plenty of room for safe navigation.
We arrived around 2 pm and picked up the mooring ball that the Black Rock Yacht Club provided for us. MerSea took the adjacent ball. Around 3:30, we called for the free water shuttle to take us over to the club for showers, drinks, and dinner. The club members were friendly and made us feel welcome. The club was first rate in every respect.
Tomorrow, we go to City Island which is part of the Bronx in New York City.
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