Day Two - Monday, July 29

Motored away from Solomon's Island Yacht Club at 9:45 AM after having breakfast, getting gasoline and ice.  The wind was coming from the North North West so we were able to sail for most of the morning. We raised only the mainsail with 2 reefs and were able to keep 5 knots of speed.  We had following seas so at times the dinghy would surf right up to the stern of the boat and a few times it actually hit the back of the boat.  We used a long dock line as a new painter for the dinghy to let it drop back farther and keep her from hitting us.  By noon the winds had subsided enough for Ed to go forward (with his harness on) and shake out the reef in the main.  We  then set the genoa for a wing-and-wing sail.  The winds decreased to less than 3 knots, so we started the motor at 1:45 to keep our speed up.  We expect to arrive at Park's Marina on Tangier Island around 7 pm tonight.  It is a legend that if you get mud between your toes, you will return to Tangier Island someday.  We will take our shoes off when we get there and try it.

Lat/Lon = N 37 49.8 W 75 59.9