Despite having to start the day with the motor (one of those notorious days when the winds don’t fill in till noon), we finished with a lovely sunset sail into Rockport. Unfortunately we are jinxed in this anchorage. Despite it’s great proximity to town and relative protection from wind and swell, the two times we’ve anchored here we’ve managed to drop some of the chain on rocks at the bottom. This translates to a constant screeching sound of chain against rock all night long, as well as periodic jerking of the boat when the chain catches under the rock. Needless to say it was a sleepless night for me. I was a little bit apprehensive at how easy it would be to up anchor around the rocks, and noted two diver preparing for a shore dive (could we flag them down and have them free us?), but after a little resistance the chain anchor came up easy enough, and we were off to Beverly.
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