7/18/07 – We woke up and were still being bounced around by the waves. We ate a quick breakfast of oatmeal and then got going. We were able to sail out of the harbor but as soon as we made it out, the wind promptly died. We turned on the motor and continued along for a few minutes but I was confused as to why we weren’t going faster than we were. A look down the transom revealed the problem: I was dragging a fisherman’s pot. I got out the gaff hook and got it untangled and the performance was greatly improved. The wind continued to be light and variable so we had the sails down for the majority of the time. We anchored in Herring Bay and watched a sailboat race as we were eating dinner. It was a relief to be in a good anchorage in the lee of a wooded shoreline. We watched a good sunset and did a bit of reading before bed.
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