Category: Sjogin

and tea today. Went down to pump Sjogin as its been chilly enough for ice in the bilge. I place a winch handle on the float switch to prevent the ice from lifting and keeping it up and causing the battery to run down. Only two inches or so of water. Natural seepage don’t you know. Here’s a pic of tonight’s new crescent moon, just visible through the shrouds:

We’re paying attention to the waxing of this month’s moon as when it’s full we’ll be at Bomba’s party on Tortola.

as we’ve had winds over 25 kts along with temps in the 20’s and 30’s. Along with the strong westerlies we had water levels a foot or two below normal.
Had fires and tea on board yesterday and today. Finished the first section of Mostly Mischief with Tilman crossing Bylot Island and returning to England. Based on a mention in this book, I found a copy of Spring on an Artic Island, about a bird research expedition to Bylot in 1954. Looks interesting.
Here are some pics from this weekend:

This is the general map for the next set of voyages I’m reading about. Tilman starts this section describing the work done to keep Mischief’s dodgy frames from letting go. His boat is 60 years old at his point. Sounds familiar!

Sunday’s fire. Reasonably warm below, honking on deck.

Blowing 22 to 28 SSW

Fire at home on Saturday afternoon.

Sunny afternoon, reasonably happy plants.

in about a 6 to 10 kt breeze from NNE. I went out for about hour or so Saturday morning. Chilly enough so the stove was welcome. Reached from the dock to just inside Swan Point, heaved to on the Port tack, then went below for tea and warmed up sausage bread. Finished the first chapter of a new Tilman book, Mostly Mischief. This one covers several voyages to the west coast of Greenland starting in 1963.

Came about near the Mantoloking Yacht Club after coming within 100′ of shore and then had a broad reach back to the slip. Got in put her away just as it started to rain. Sat below with the last of the fire as the rain kept time with the chortle from Sjogin’s laps.

My view yesterday.

No sailing today, blowing 15 to 20, gusty from the SSW. Had a fire and tea and more Tilman.

An auspicious start to the year. No wind at 10:00 so I installed the new float switch. Job done, the breeze filled in from the SE at 3 to 5 kts. About 35 with signs of the approaching front. Out for about three hours, two teas and some nuts. Started on the next chapter of Mischief in Patagonia where the shore party starts the ascent of the Calvo Glacier, just off the Straits of Magellan. Very peaceful. (The Bay that is, not Patagonia.)

Very calm this morning.

Approaching warm front.

High water, the marsh is starting to flood. This is the south side of the entrance to Jones Tide Pond, where Beaton’s is located.

The first line reads, “It is a curious fact that although knowing full well that one will soon be wet through, one always shrinks from starting out wet.”