Fathers Day in Keyport Harbor NJ

Sailing on Fathers Day was a blast. I knew I had the typical Dad obligations all day and had to get to the boat early so I could be home by noon. Arrived about 8:30am to the boat yard, another 15 minutes and I was pulling the dinghy up along side Lil Provo. It amazes me how dirty a boat gets just sitting there! I placed my daily supplies on board and climbed into the cockpit to stow the gear.

The harbor was like glass with no wind present at all. I gave a couple pumps to the gas bulb and started the motor, ran to the front to drop the mooring line and back to the cockpit to put the motor into gear. I motored on out into the bay where there was a great breeze for sailing. I opened the sails and let the wind take over. I hate the sound of a motor running lately. There is nothing to compare to doing six knots with only the sound of the water splashing against the hull. After a couple hours, I headed back to the harbor so I could secure Lil Provo and head home for Fathers day.

Memorial Day Weekend

Memorial Day weekend was the best weekend we had so far this year. The days were like summer days and the winds were moving good, as were the fish. We did run into some problems on Thursday which was our first day out. The bilge pump float died again and the boat yard chopped my look off of the cabin so they could get in and get my boom. They would usually just put her on the water without it and leave that up to me, but this year they had a new sail for me and wanted to make sure it fit. Now I have a newer jib and a newer main. They both work great! I went to West Marine and picked up a float for the pump and got that working fine. The boat was very good this weekend and it was a lot of fun. So much fun I didn't have time to take too many pictures, but what would a post be without pictures.



Next weekend we plan of have a real good time!