I don't know about you but I love classic yachts. There's something about them that's so charming, captivating, and alluring. Maybe it's the extra coats of varnish, canvas sails, sleek lines... Whatever it is, I haven't seen enough of them in my years of coastal living. So this year, as the annual Museum of Yachting Classic Yacht Regatta came around, I made it a point to make it out on the water...
So the cruise was drawing to a close, and I was having a hard time believing a whole week had passed. We woke up with the sun to leave Block Island, and luckily the fog had lifted for the most part as we made our way up the Bay. The sun even started poking through as we approached the Jamestown Bridge! There was a big thunderstorm in the forecast so we were pressed to get home around noon time to...
Sail with me on the Block Island Ferry... Well we didn't take the ferry, but we certainly sailed! It was such a nice break to sail instead of motor. Listening to the lapping of gentle waves against the hull instead of the obnoxious humming of a motor. The trip from Mystic to Block Island was the longest leg, and we couldn't sail for the entire time since the breeze was light and we had to make it...
Day two in Mystic was just as enjoyable as day one! My boyfriend and I spent a good part of the day walking around the seaport and checking out what the museum had to offer, including the figureheads gallery, the Charles Morgan Restoration project, the junior sailing program, the old fishing vessels, not to mention the awesome Rosenfeld Collection. One of the premier nautical photographers,...
The highlight of the cruise was definitely Mystic. We stopped here after Stonington, making the oh so excruciatingly long hour and a half or so trip from Stonington to the Mystic River. Ok, it was probably the shortest leg of the trip, but the tricky part was making it UP the river to the Old Mystic Seaport, which was hosting us overnight at the Maritime Museum docks. I guess they only let a...
