Sailing seasons in New England: they all come to an end.

TomY

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Jun 22, 2004
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Alden 38' Challenger yawl Rockport Harbor
And so it is with 2018. Our boat spent 5 months on the water here on the coast of Maine(normal). We spent about 40 nights onboard this season, more than our normal which is usually about 30.

October has been cooler and wetter than we expect but you can't count on weather. I'm usually trying to find a dock in the water at the end of October, to strip the sails, booms and mizzen mast, before haul out.

Our public docks are maintained and pulled - usually around now - by our local Public Works Dept.

I'm happy to report all our docks are still in, and I was the only one using them the other day. The Harbor Master told me to stay as long as I wanted, the Public Works guys are off Moose Hunting until next week. Good deal.

There was no rush in sailing season 2018, it was a good one.
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Jul 13, 2010
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Precision 23 Perry Hall,Baltimore County
Not quite the same on Chesapeake bay. Brought our trailer boat home last weekend, usually trip count for the season is in the mid 20's,. Made 12 this year, been miserable weather season.
 
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Aug 3, 2012
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Performance Cruising Telstar 28 302 Watkins Glen
Just got our boat home today. We got much better weather than expected.
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The really cool thing is I just built a 30 x 40 warehouse for my boat! Now my friend gets my carport. His boat is the Oday 26 behind my boat. After a little cleanup, lift the mast off with my crane, pull off the motor and batteries, she will go inside for the Winter.
 
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Aug 3, 2012
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Performance Cruising Telstar 28 302 Watkins Glen
TomY... have you EVER... even accidentally... taken a bad picture???:worship:
 
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NYSail

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Jan 6, 2006
3,178
Beneteau 423 Mt. Sinai, NY
Ending here on the Long Island Sound...... Spent approximately 80 nights on the boat this season including this past weekend during our nor'eastern! Heat is a wonderful this during the beginning and end of the season. We get dropped in April and wont come out for the next couple of weeks.... first in, last out.
 
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