(Dan Malarkey at the helm of Sarah-Sarah
Sarah-Sarah and her crew left Fore Points Marina, Portland, ME, and headed out to sea on a two-day passage to Nova Scotia. The weather was overcast in the morning, severe clear by mid-afternoon, and we sat down to dinner in a light to moderate fog, having changed our plans only once.
Yesterday, Portland was 95 degrees and sweltering. We all took off this morning in shorts and shirts, within 3 hours were were in Long pants, sweaters, jackets, and wool watch caps on the upper deck.
Seas: Ranging from pond flat to 3-6’s off the forward beam, Sarah-Sarah rode like she usually does, perect to perfectly fine.
Wildlife Sightings: Sunfish (Mola) flopped their fins on the surface throughout the say. Sam and Scott reported a couple of whale breaches, but too far away to see anything but the splash, and I saw a few Puffin.
Ships Operations: 9.6 knots avg – 1,750 ROM – 4.7 GPH. All systems functioning perfectly well. After the lobster boats cleared from view, we had zero contact (visually or on RADAR) through 8 PM.
Plans: We left Portland heading for Sydney, N.S. but Sam convinced Scott (and we all agreed) that we could tuck inside earlier and navigate inside through Bras d’Ore lake. We hope to meet up with another FPB-64 that is rumored to be in St. Peter’s on the Southern end of the Lake. We’ll be running all night and through tomorrow night to get there.
Personal Note: I’m simply one of the luckiest men alive.
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