Last evening we arrived in Oyster Bay Harbor on Long Island after a four day run from Mattapoisett, MA in Buzzards Bay. In light of Hurricane Bill's advance North, we thought it was best to leave MA and travel as far west as we could. Fortunately, it looks like Bill is tracking more easterly as well. Oyster Bay is a VERY protected spot with great anchoring options. Our trip was broken into 4 stops; day 1 - the Sakonnet River in RI; day 2 - Newport RI; day 3 - Duck Island in Long Island Sound; day 4 - Oyster Bay; a total of about 200 miles. The trip included a variety of conditions; thick fog(for about 8 hours from Pt Judith RI past New London CT), we were very happy to have radar! biting flies, wind gusting to 30 knots, and thunderstorms (right before entering Oyster Bay). We actually did have a great sail from Duck Island to New Haven CT & also down Buzzards Bay.
Before this 4 day adventure; we spent a wonderful 4 days in Mattapoisett MA with friends Susan & Barry. We stayed on their mooring ball since their boat, "Swan" is vacationing in Stuart, FL for the summer. To celebrate Barry's birthday, we sailed with them to Lake Tashmoo on Martha's Vineyard and to Hadley Harbor MA. We rafted up with their friends Jody & Peter on "First Light" and Bill on "Loon".
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