Pacific Cruise 2010-11
 

October Pictures

 

 

 

 

 

Our last goodbyes to family and friends in New England

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Here we are with the entire Merri-Mar team as Shango is about to be splashed. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The crew

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

She's finally back in

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In the water, packing and final preparations can begin

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

At last, Roy and Sven can hank on their new sails

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The night before our departure the sky was not cooperating 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Despite the sky, Joppa, Shango, and Marianna were all lined and ready to head south at first light

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A final goodbye from Lisa, Jay Jay, Ollie, and Otis

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Next morning bright and early

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amy getting Shango off the dock and underway

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Leaving Newburyport

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As the sun came up we headed out the river, past the dredging barge, and on our way to Provincetown

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shango underway for first time with her new sails

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

After a fantastic first sail, a 20 - 25 knot beam reach, we arrived in Provincetown

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Provincetown Tower

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Company in the Cape Cod Canal

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Goodbye

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Marianna powering into Cuttyhunk

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Evening colors

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cuttyhunk sunset

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Block Island Light

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A Block Island Salt Pond sunset looks much  like a Cuttyhunk sunset

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Our passage from Block Island to Cape May was a serious affair

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This pretty much covers it

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cape May light heading toward the C & D canal

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

New sails pushing us up Delaware Bay

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tucked away at Reedy Island watching the shipping go by

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fall foliage along the C & D canal

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Into the top of the Chesapeake

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Motoring down the Bay

 

 

 

 

 

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