We wanted to be out of Seal Bay long before dead low tide, which gave us plenty of time to sail the next day. Low tide completely changes everything as the rock ledges come out, and parts of our dinghy trip the afternoon before become hiking trails.
We anticipated being hard on it, sailing close to the wind, heeled over, for the first part of the sail. Of course the wind shifted as we came around the north part of the island and we were still hard on it. And then the wind shifted yet again for our run south. Luckily the winds were moderate , so it made for a fun sail.
Pulpit Harbor is always fun to visit, especially with the promise of a good sunset. We had been loaned a mooring and invited ashore later that day for cocktails by Ernie & Ann – new friends from the OCC. We had lunch on the mooring and were entertained by the schooners coming in for the evening. We noted more than 20 people swimming, but decided the water was just too cold to be tempted.
Cocktail hour at Ann’s house allowed us to look down into the harbor at all the boats. We also met a fun new group of people including author Bob Rubadeau and his wife Mary from s/v Dog Star. Bob kindly gifted us a copy of his book ‘Bound for Roque Island’ which I’ve been devouring ever since.
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