My 89 year old friend Tiny and I took the Windchaser out for a spin on Casco Bay. In the morning the sky was blue with high clouds signaling the change in the weather to rain. Regardless this intrepid duo raised the main and motored out of the harbor into 20 knot winds from the South. A course by Bustin’s Island allowed a reasonable tack that put the boat over on its side. We passed the Goslings and focused on a return plan as low clouds were building and rain looked more and more probable. We almost made it. As we motored past “Pound of Tea” island a gentle but cool rain started to fall. It didn’t build too far and after a time at the mooring tidying things up we took the dingy “plan B” to shore no worse for the wear. This year I have a dingy rack so “plan B” rests out of the water most of the time avoiding the extensive bottom growth experienced in the past. It is amazing how much stuff can grow on blow molded polyethylene.
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