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| Dan Noyes with his punt on a dolly, walking down to the water. Dans punt is constructed of solid pine boards and oak frames. |
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| MRS MUMBLES and Dans Punt getting ready to launch. Note Dans DIPPING LUG RIG. SALTY! |
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| Detail of Dans Punt |
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| MRS MUMBLES working through the grasses to a hidden creek in Plum Island Sound |
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| Dan follows behind, snaking through the grass |
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| Dan and his dipping lug, which he dips. |
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| Working up another creek |
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| We find small irrigation ditches and follow them deep into the flats. Notice my super cheap-o boom jaws! The entire rig is made of poplar dowels. Not ideal, but a quick fix for quick sailing. Forestay to keep mast from wobbling too much. A more permanent mast is in the works for this winter. |
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| Dan in his own irrigation ditch. |
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| Dans ditch comes to the end of the line. From here, we will drag the boats. |
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| A salt pan, that remains full at low-tide, above the water line, in the middle of the flats. |
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| MRS MUMBLES |
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| Time for lunch! We are pleased with this beautiful day. |
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| Dan sailing MRS MUMBLES After these pictures, they ran away from me |
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| MRS MUMBLES is very fast, which is why I have lots of stern pictures from a distance, and very few up-close action shots. Having a fast boat is not frustrating, unless you are trying to take pictures of it. |
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| Heading home in round-about kind of way. |
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| Hauling out in the muddiest canal we could find in the entire state of Massachusetts. |
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| Moments before launch on Day 1 THREE GOATS From left to right: Bleat, IAZP, Kathleen Marie |
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| Happiness is Goat on water (Courtesy of Capn Jon) |
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| Me and my Goat. (Courtesy of Capn Jon) |
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| Paul driving Kathleen Marie to Thomas |
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| Kathleen Marie and a Penobscot 14 |
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| Bleats first sail! WOOT WOOT |
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| Sea Pearl 21 Velella Velella |
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| Loon, a Devlin Egret This guy isnt afraid to run her right up onto whatever rocks are in the way. Bulletproof.
  Clint Chase gets to put his cool logo on his sail  Kathleen Marie nestled in for lunch |
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| Scooting along |
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| Clint posing, Ellie shipshaping, and Capn Jon struggling. Its more fun to watch from a distance. |
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| Me storming back to the beach under 2 reefs. Full speed ahead. (Courtesy Capn Jon) |
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| Hand carry parking area. Lots of coolness. |
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| YAY friends! |
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| Making that new mast step. It doesnt have to be nice, just functional. |
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| Hand carry at dusk Day 2 On Friday it was off to gorgeous Stave Island, far on the eastern side of Frenchmans Bay. I was able to scoot out relatively quickly in some light air. It was beautiful sailing, though interrupted by some calm. I had some moments of absolute golden sailing in flat glass scooting right along. All in all, a little bit of everything. I was the first sailboat to reach Stave, with the rowboats waiting for me (again... those rowboats).            This Pea never gave up and always made it.  Video from Steve B of Clint and I battling it out   Out of Chapelles American Small Sailing Craft Nicknamed "stiletto"-- good looking but a pain to use After a spirited sail out of Stave Island, we ran smack right back into the WALL OF CALM and sat floating in the middle of Frenchman Bay. What to do but rehydrate and while away the hours? And then....    Sam and his CLC Northeaster Dory power-sailing like a champ. Day 3 and the EPICNESS OF THREE (3) GOATS The itinerary on the third day was Lamoine to Bean Island, but we did a circumnavigation of Dram Island first off of Sorento since the wind was so so sweet and we were making such great time. Bean Island lunchtime:    Goats getting cozy Intrepid reader, I am not going to write much here. I just want you to enjoy what it is like when three Goats get together to terrorize the neighborhood for a bit. All of the below pictures of three Goats are courtesy of Capn Jon. Thank you Capn Jon for turning around and taking notice of this momentous event! I present to you Goat Island Skiff history:  Clint and myself working west.  Catching up to Paul who slowed up a bit so we could sail together  Terrorizing the Maine coast with smelly Goats! Fast as stink!  Braying loud-mouthed Goats!  Pillaging Goats!  Full on Goat fury!  Capn Jon wisely stayed behind and out of the way of angry Goats! Well that was fun. I dont think I was able to wipe the smile off my face that day. Into Lamoine the wind slacked off and I doubled back to do some sailing with Two Hearted.   Shortly after this the wind died off and Capn Jon and I decided to go for a swim. Then Capn Jon got the brilliant idea to pull the boats by ourselves, so we self towed. Jasmine came swinging by like the predator she is and figured she might be able to get salvage rights and gave us yet another tow. Skipper Chris has no fear, and this is why I like him. He sail towed us right into the mooring field. Go Chris, Go!  Swimming. Notice Capn Jon in distance also swimming. We are heroes to the people.   On board and ready to rock! Chris rocked us back and Mary fed us. Then, it was time to pull the boats. Sadness.  Herreshoff Carpenter  again  Tom Jackons Nomans Land boat, Far and Away  Interior detail of Far and Away  Kathleen Marie at rest with Acadia National Park Before we knew it, Small Reach Regatta 2012 was over. A giant lobster dinner followed (and I do mean giant-- clams, mussels, sausages, corn, lobsters and more lobsters, etc) along with appropriate after-SRR campfires, story telling, and reminiscing. And then I woke up the next day.
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