Log of s/v Bellerophon

What is "keel haul"?? We do not have this in Jyväskylä.

Suki is enjoying the sailing life. And so is Donna!

OH, THE HUMANITY!

Sometimes it really is all about style!

Yes, it's the crew of Down East, arriving for an afternoon of frolic at Potter Cove.

We picked up Sam along with some provisions at Dutch Harbor, and set sail for Prudence Island. You';ll never guess who we met up with there!

Sam suffered from a brief bout of mal de mer, so Glenn thought it would be best if he was confined to his cabin for the rest of the voyage. We fed him through the port hole.

Apparently this vessel is sailing without its owner onboard, and therefore has urgent need of a pilot... either that or they're trying to report an aircraft position.

Crew (Glenn) arrived via Providence gerry at 1 bell in the afternoon watch. Left Newport YC at 2 bells with some use of spring lines. Set sail off Goat Island for the Newport Bridge and the norther tip of Jamestown, then south to Dutch Harbor. Met these scalawags, comprised mainly of marketing, sales and call center folk, along the way.

Dutch Harbor was a disappointment. Despite being told on the phone that we had a mooring for the evening they were "full up" when we arrived. They seem badly disorganized. When we asked if they provided launch service to the anchorage they answered "I'm sure something can be arranged," which is precisely what we thought we had done for a mooring that morning. We'll see what happens, but I am not at all surprised that they are in financial difficulty. I have absolutely no confidence in their ability to deal with the club cruise.

It appears as though the Bristol YC fleet is also at Dutch, and I am sure they were equally surprised to be told to enjoy the anchorage instead of the mooring field. None the less they have arrived in style and if we can find the Commodore we will salute him in proper EYC fashion.

A successful pump-out! I asked the guy on the pump-out boat about the problems I have sometimes. He said that some pump-out boats are badly under-powered. His pump does 22 gallons per minute, others do as little as 10. He said it's not uncommon for the weaker pumps to not be able to suck everything out. It also appears as though my vent is just fine -- perhaps all my machinations resolved the issue.

Minor repair to access panel at water tank... clamped and glued, sanded a bit to make it fit better.

Yachtie Wanna-Be

Discovered a problem with the nav system related to some recent work. Turned out that the power connector on the ethernet hub had been pulled out. Minor damage, but quickly repairable under way.

Also discovered that the head was not pumping sea water in. After some investigation I isolated the issue to the toilet bowl itself. After removing and disassembling the toilet bowl, I realized that the issue was clogged vents on the inside of the bowl -- looked like salt build up over time. Some work with a pick and a mirror and everything is back to normal.

Work-life balance.

Sent Gabe aloft to adjust the windex on Gryphon.

Susan at the helm as we sail toward Potter Cove. Winds NE10-15, arrived PC 12:30. Waited for Down East. And waited. And waited.