Cuttyhunk

Cuttyhunk Island, N 41 25.585 W 70 55.434

Yesterday we remained at anchor all day as the wind howled. Our project for the day was to work on the teak to make it look good.

Today the wind slackened some so we set sail for Cuttyhunk. That meant a relatively short sail of only 22 miles. It was a fast ride. We used only a double reefed mainsail with no jib and we still did 6 knots most of the time. There were almost no other boats out on Buzzards Bay. That was pretty remarkable considering that it was sunny and breezy and that we could see thousands of masts of moored sailboats in the harbors and coves lining the bay.

Cuttyhunk itself offers little attraction except for the opportunity to get out and walk around. Perhaps we'll do that in the morning.

I have a great suggestion for George Bush. If he wants to assure the Republicans victory in the coming election he should order restoration of the 55 mph speed limit citing energy conservation as the reason. The price of oil on the global market would halve overnight, and a few days later the price of gasoline for the American consumers would fall similarly. That is something he could do with an executive order not requiring cooperation from congress. It would be a brilliant political move.

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