Another season in Prince William Sound has begun. We hauled Blossom to Whittier on a Saturday. We spent the afternoon getting the mast raised, rigging sails, installing the bimini, and moving everything back in. By the time we launched, it was evening and we still had some shoreside duties left to do so we decided to stay in the harbor overnight. One task was to remedy a dumb mistake that we won't likely make again (hopefully). When they raised the mast, we didn't check the location of all the halyards and missed that the end of the jib halyard was at the top of the furler. Late Saturday night, when the tide was low, we motored over to a pier where Paul could climb up a ladder and reach the halyard.
On Sunday morning we inflated the dinghy, paid our fees to the harbor master, and finished rigging the sails. We motored in the rain and calm out to Surprise Cove for a night. A rare treat to share the cove with only one other boat. On Monday morning the sky was clearing as we hiked up to North Lake. By the time we headed back to Whittier in the afternoon, it was balmy by PWS standards.
Not a long or far trip, but a good shakedown cruise to work out the kinks in Blossom and us.
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