Sailing to Block and Montauk

After our Falmouth trip we turned around in an afternoon and headed out to sea on another adventure. We spent the first week of August sailing with the Costa's to Block Island and Montauk. This was our 9th annual "Montauk trip." This year we decided to spice it up and do Block as well. Actually, the plans were for more. We woke up the first morning to a dead motor. We discovered several air leaks in the fuel line. It took us until 11:00 am to buy parts, fix the problems and get under way. Our initial goal of Newport was now out of sight, so we set sail for Block. We had a wonderful crossing and luckily picked up one of the last free mornings when we arrived. Gianni was the Zodiac captain, shuttling the crew all over the salt pond.

The weather was so nice that we decided to spend another day on the hook. We anchored at the back to the pond and enjoyed a day at the town beach. The next day we set sail for Montauk. We enjoyed our traditional stay at Star Island Yacht Club and feasted on seafood. Our sail home was most enjoyable hitting The Race on a perfect tide. We can't wait for next year!