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ruachwrights
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Initially Posted - 08/23/2012 :  08:20:03  Show Profile  Visit ruachwrights's Homepage
This was definitely our most ambitious and lovely cruise with our four year ownership of Hajime. Should illustrate the capabilities of the C250. My wife Kat, our three children, Owen (16), River (11), Brynn (8) Aries our kitten-cat siamese, and I sailed over 80 n.m. from E.Greenwich R.I., to an overnight at Dutch Harbor, Jamestown RI., to two overnights at Cuttyhunk Elizabeth Islands, MA, to two overnights at Westport MA near Horseneck Beach, Returning through the Sackonet River East passage of Narragansett Bay.

Here we are arriving at Dutch Harbor at night.


Vern Wright
Hajime
Here we are on a nice down wind sail from Dutch Harbor to Cuttyhunk. Wind was negligible but turned pleasant after noon.

This is Cuttyhunk. Cuttyhunk has 35 year-round residents has a few shops and is beautiful. The protected harbor has plenty of moorings and space for anchoring. It's laid back but interesting.

The general store.

The beach

The all important sun shower!


After a pleasant time in Cuttyhunk we went to Westport. We stayed at Tripp's Marina on the river on the back side of Horseneck Beach. The current on this river really races. We opted to pay for a moring. Access to Horseneck beach is a cinch. The only real amenity is a fancy restaurant within walking distance. After cooking every meal a fancy dinner was most welcome.


We spent a couple of days here and then sailed on to the Sackonet river access to Narragansett bay. We pulled into Tiverton to get a meal and take a walk. Here is the entrance to the Tiverton area where we spotted another Catalina 250 wk which is a rarity in my area. Owner didn't wave because he was struggling on an over canvassed 20+kt. upwind beat. We had a brilliant downwind sail which had us sailing fast at over 6 kts. dragging a our heavy cape dory dink.


Next we sailed out under the Mount hope bridge and onward to home.

I know not all my crew has life-jackets but after six days on the water you learn to choose your battles.

Until next year!
97 Catalina 250 TR/ WK
Hull #301
Attleboro, MA
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JohnP
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Response Posted - 08/24/2012 :  06:06:26  Show Profile
Vern,

What fun!!!

One time I went sailing all the way to Cuttyhunk and MV on my friend's C-25 Yankee Girl from Norton's in East Greenwich. You are right in saying that it shows the capability of our boats for great coastal cruising adventures.

Have you met Ed, Yankee Girl's skipper, who usually sails a few evenings each week and many weekends? He is keeping the boat this year on a mooring across the harbor near Goddard Park, and he gets there on the HitchHiker launch. In the spring and fall he sometimes gets a [url="http://www.nortonsmarina.com/layout.html"]slip on G dock.[/url] Where is your slip or mooring?

By the way, you seem to have copied the url's of the thumbnail pix into your post.

Happy sailing!
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DaveR
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Response Posted - 08/24/2012 :  09:46:27  Show Profile  Visit DaveR's Homepage
I'm not seeing his URL's John. Maybe Vern removed them? Anyway, what an ambitious cruise! If I wore one my hat would definitely be off for you In 5 years as owner of a 25 these dreams never really came true for me, glad they have for you!
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BCG-Woodbury
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Response Posted - 12/05/2012 :  21:06:16  Show Profile
Hi Vern -

I will be taking over as the C25 Mainsheet Editor from Dave Bennett. Let me know if you would be interested in submitting an article about this NE trip and others? You can reach me directly at bgleissner@aol.com

Regards,
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redeye
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Response Posted - 07/10/2013 :  04:15:23  Show Profile
ROckin... I love it... they will remember that trip all their life..

and smore to come.

congrats!
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