On the hard

My friend Capt. Bob and myself left Guilford, CT to bring the Mai Toi to Mamaroneck, N.Y. for winter storage in anticipation of beating a Nor'easter on 10/29 but the weather forecaster's mis-calculated  the start of the storm and after only an hour into our trip the winds began to pick up to 25 knots, the seas increased to 5 feet, the temperture dropped to freezing and it began to snow, visibility became zero.  We had no choice but to push on through the storm. We maintained radio contact with a barge leaving New Haven bound for N.Y.C. and the Ferry P.T. Barum leaving Bridgeport and kept an eye on them on radar. Capt. Bob's wife Marilyn and Keila met us as we arrived Norwalk Cove Marina around 3:30 pm and helped us tie-up along the fuel dock to wait out the rest of the storm. The next morning was still windy but beautiful and the rest of the trip to Mamaroneck was uneventful. We arrived around 1:30 pm and the girls were waiting there to assist us with tying up and unloading the boat .
The Mai Toi was hauled on 11/2, winterized and is on the hard at McMichaels Yacht Yard in Mamaroneck, NY.  Tartan will complete some remaining warranty work and McMichaels will attend to the work order list  and install a Reverse Osmosis System in preparation for Bermuda and the Caribbean in 2012.