well, its done for another year

[superuser]

On Sunday I pulled the boat for the season, I love loading the boat in a 20 plus mph crosswind on the trailer. My wife gave me a hand snapping the winch cable on the bow eye and pulling me in the last 8 feet, She amazes me with her skill set at times.

The long range weather forecasts showed another northeaster headed to Chatham for next Thursday/Friday, and to top it off the boatyard ended launch services for the year.

I guess its time to find the ski racks for the VW.

Wachusetts Mountain has started advertising discounted season passes. Jet Blue has cheap airfares to FLA, what to do?

[Rusty]

Batten down the hatches! 20mph X-wind is a pain. Good 1st mate you have there.

Take care

[superuser]

Well, I had to leave Chatham MA, Jet Blue is great, $79.00 per person each way from Boston. The organization I work for had a conference in Hollywood FL last week. I stayed at the Westin Diplomat, glad I wasn't paying the $391 a night. Great room on the 24th floor with a balcony, unfortunately it overlooked the convention center next door that Westin also owns. You would think HVAC baffling would have been installed on the rooftop units next door but no, the noise level precluded any thoughts of enjoying the outside seating. The project manager and architect on that job needed to find a new trade.

I finally got it though, I now know why you need 39' center consoles with 3 or 4 outboards in South FL, the ocean was flat a board during my stay. My 23 SF Seacraft would have been boring with its 32mph cruising speed headed to Miami.

[boatmanalso]

My kid was thinking of finding a place down there to extend his season a few weeks. Is a 41 open gonna be more trouble than its worth for that down there now? tia

[superuser]

I don't know what to tell you, I have a grand total of 5 days experience in South FL. However it was dead as a doornail while I was there, if you have cash you are going to own the place.