Cuttyhunk

8/8/07 – I woke up this morning and it was raining pretty hard and the wind was howling. I checked the weather and determined that I would be safe from thunderstorms so I donned my foul weather gear and left the dry, warm cabin to weigh anchor. The visibility was relatively poor but I was able to manage just fine. I rode the ebb current out of Long Island Sound through the passage called “The Race” due to its swift currents and sailed past Block Island. The waves on this leg of the trip were the largest I have seen on the trip but they were not a big deal since I was running with them rather than against them. I briefly saw Rhode Island in the distance as I passed but went most of the day out of sight of land. I made it to Cuttyhunk Bay at around 6:30pm, just in time for a rain squall to pass. My anchor was dragging so I weighed it and motored into the more protected inner harbor. I dropped anchor and had a shouting conversation with a guy names George in a neighboring boat. I went below but soon discovered that my anchor had yet again been dragging and I was nearly on the beach. I quickly motored to safety and went back out into the outer harbor to find another location as the twilight was fading. After several more failed attempts to set my anchor, I finally tied up to a mooring ball as the last rays of light disappeared.