I just finished an article detailing the events of the 2021 Rendezvous to Mystic Seaport, and you can click here to read it. You can also navigate over to the Published Articles page to read more articles about past events.

While the wind and rain had abated and there was still daylight left, my father and I plopped ORION back in the water and I motored over to her mooring.

We strapped her to the trailer, made sure her seacocks were open, closed and locked the cabin, and wished her the best.

A bunch of sailors have contributed to an enormous Google Photo Album which now contains 373 fantastic pictures of the weekend.

A few more pictures have been added to the Sailing 2021 page after a great sail today.

Even though Niantic has not been hit very hard at all by this storm, I’m glad we took advance precautions.

I sold all my copies from the first printing, and I’m awfully happy to have more in stock.

I added six new pictures to the album after a couple of great sailing days.

After an absolutely fantastic first sail yesterday, I posted some pictures to begin the new 2021 Sailing Page.

Fortunately, the tide was high enough that we were able to launch her from my parents’ beach.

MIJOY has been a fixture in the Niantic and Waterford community, and I’m rather stunned she’s gone and won’t return.

Work on ORION is wrapping up quickly as she is being put all back together.

It sure is nice to be back in the position of finishing projects and reassembling parts I had removed back in November.

I had forgotten exactly how much work it took to paint the deck and cockpit.

Before I completely removed the base of the old vent, I positioned the new vent on top just to see how it would fit. I couldn’t believe it - it’s too big!

Things are moving along as you can see by the list of tasks I hope to complete during the winter.

It was an absolutely rotten day, just like when she was launched back at the end of April, so I suppose it was only appropriate.

My heart went in my throat as I recalled reading stories of boats who had become dismasted when a shroud - upper or lower - failed in heavy winds.

I was able to post some pictures on the 2020 Sailing Page from the August Rendezvous and from another sail just this past weekend.

Everybody revved up their outboards and fought the swift incoming current to get out into Niantic Bay to start our sail eastward.