Shelburne

Shelburne, Vermont, N44 23 W73 16
(08/15/05) We are blessed with beautiful anchorages this week. Ticonderoga, then Cobb Island, then tonight we are just offshore from Shelburne Farms. Just a few hundred meters away is the summer home of Gloria Vanderbilt built about 150 years ago. The landscape the buildings and the lush green grass all combine to make the scenery especially beautiful.


Today we had blue sky, puffy clouds, and light winds. We beat upwind from 0900 until 1800 and had a ball. Libby got perverse pleasure from sailing behind bigger boats, but sailing faster and closer to the wind than they did. Three times, the bigger boats suddenly decided to take down their sails and motor away. They couldn't stand the competition from Libby.

The worm turned though when an elderly couple in a small but elegant racing sailboat came along. The boat looked to be about 25 feet long. We'll they came about a quarter mile behind us. 15 minutes later they were passing us with big smiles on. I say, “More power to them.”