Sunset over the stern of Momentum

Today we set sail

“It’s only an adventure when things start to go wrong.” — Unknown

Luckily for us, so far we haven’t seen much “adventure” — of course we also haven’t left the harbor.

But momentum is full of provisions, water, fuel, and perhaps most importantly: beer.

We had some trouble fitting everything in John's rental car

L-R: Bill, Captain John Yates, and Rick

More photos of Momentum

We were visited by some dolphins...

The Voyage Ahead

After setting sail at some point today, we will sail steadily north, trying to follow the gulf stream winds up the coast. We will be about 50 miles from shore most of the time, and do not plan on stopping until Greenport, NY. Between the four of us on board, 2 must be awake at all times while under-way, so we will be taking shifts sailing the boat, which means I will have no choice but to learn a lot from this salty old sailors I’m with. The voyage should take anywhere from 6 – 10 days, at a cruising speed of about 6 knots.

Windlass

A windlass is that large winch you see on pirate boats with lots of guys walking around it to haul the anchor up. Momentum is equipped with a very large anchor, but no windlass — so guess what my new nickname is.

But before we (I) haul anchor, there is still more work to do, so off I go…