Bad things can happen on land or on a boat and tearing the spinnaker on day 1 of our adventure was no different.  But I’m constantly amazed at the happy endings we sometimes find.

A friend from college, Joy, not only happened to read the blog but read through the sailor’s bit and the saga of the torn spinnaker.  Knowing that we were stopping by Onset, MA she and I were already trying to make plans to connect in person.  She also reached out and offered to contact friends of hers at Sperry Sails, just one town over, to inquire about sail repairs.

We traded contact details and next thing I knew we were bundling up the sail to take ashore.  There was a slight complication when the launch announced they were running an hour late and our dinghy decided to get jammed in the davits holding it off the back of the boat.  Shawn from Tow Boat US came along side, said he heard the transport issues on the radio, and offered Trip and the sail a ride to shore.

I still can’t believe how accommodating the folks at Sperry Sails were to our problem.  They not only had the fabric in stock necessary to do the repairs, they dropped other work and got our repair work done by end of the day – I had been convinced they’d need a week at least.

Joy was kind enough to pick up the sail on her way home from work and brought it out to us on the boat in the rainy, windy, sloppy harbor.   We settled for cocktails down below in the cabin where we caught up on life and talked future plans.  Joy – if you’re reading this – you have a permanent offer of a berth on board.  You are a miracle worker!!!!!