Monday, July 5, 2021

The start of a sailing trip involves carrying what feels like everything we own down the ramp to the dock.  For one of the rare times in our boating lives it was high tide when we loaded the boat. 

 

Penobscot Bay is world renowned for sailing and scenery and we enjoyed the sight of a wide variety of sailboats with the Camden Hills in the background.  Seeing CORRET's sails and feeling the boat come alive as the wind picks up is one of my favorite things in the world. 

Castine was the first stop on our itinerary, but the wind started dying down off Islesboro. Warren Island State Park has nice hiking trails and is a fun place to kayak so we pulled into the harbor and anchored.  A few minutes after we anchored the wind picked up, a boat sailed by heeled over and it looked like fun, so we raised the anchor and headed up the bay. We had a fast downwind run to the top of Islesboro, then a very fast and fun ride to Castine with 20 knots of wind.   

Smith Cove is a favorite anchorage. Watching the sky turn colors is a great way to spend an evening.