August 15, 2008 BoothBay Maine

There are many sailing ships that tourists can board and have a fun ride across BoothBay. The fog is hovering in the distance but the sun is warming up the bay. Last night I heard a "put=put" noise and looked out of the cabin to see a lot of fog and a persistent "put-put" noise. Then a small "cat "sail boat came into the misty view with a smaller dingy trailing behind. The person aboard was using a flashlight to find a mooring ball. I watched him skillfully maneuver the boat and shut off his engine. After several tries he drifted to the mooring ball and captured the line with his hook. This morning we noted with a chuckle the name of the little cat boat is "patchy fog".

There are not only all types of sail boats in the harbor but also these very large cruising yachts. This morning Gordon met one of the captains of these yachts who has had many years of experience cruising up and down the coast between the Caribbean and Maine. While chatting he found out regardless of the size of the boat the issues tend to be the same!!