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And I always get the feeling when I'm in it, October rivals any month for being on the water. If you pick your weather, you can sail warm days with plenty of wind.
We didn't need to go far. I chose to anchor way inside Cabot Cove and of course we had it to ourselves.
The nights are cool but if you know how to dress like my friend Jack here, cocktails in the cockpit are the way to enjoy the sunset.
Once the sun drops over the horizon, a source of heat like this old Simpson Lawrence fireplace make cooking and enjoying a hearty dinner with friends below, a real joy on Christmas.
Mornings are just as dramatic. There's something about the light in October on the coast of Maine that paints a richer picture. [/img]
Those are some nice pics. The best part about sailing in October is that there's no one else around! And those cool, crisp breezes. Yum!
There are days I sure hate missing out on October sailing. But Falmouth is such a horrible anchorage; earlier this week I was happy the boat was out:
GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
THURSDAY MORNING
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH
SATURDAY MORNING
TODAY
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT... INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT WITH
GUSTS UP TO 35 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO
7 FT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON WITH VSBY 1 TO 3
NM.
TONIGHT
E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS...BECOMING SE 25
TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...BUILDING TO 9 TO 12 FT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND FOG. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
THU
SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT...BECOMING S
15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO
13 FT...SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN IN THE
MORNING...THEN A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. VSBY 1 NM OR
LESS...INCREASING TO 1 TO 3 NM IN THE AFTERNOON.
Yuch. Turned out to be not toooooo horrible here, but still pretty snotty.
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