Heading out, the first day...

 

Looking good and ready to head south in a new coat of bright red paint!

Headed out from Urbanna VA - a pretty little town on the Rappahanock - where I repainted the boat in Schroeders Yacht Systems yard - you can see that story at You Can Paint Your Boat -  

Leaving Urbanna - that's Doc's schooner in the background...

Winds were out of the northwest at about 10 knots - that's about 12 mph for you landlubbers  and about 18 kph for we Canadians. The boat just flew, topping out at 7.5 knots, which is fairly fast for a 34 foot boat, and we made it to Regatta Point Marina in Deltaville in just over two hours. Ran into a friend here, Jason, who hadn't seen Gypsy Wind since before she was painted and he was just stunned at how great she looks. A nice reward for a lot of hard work - and special thanks to Doc Hogan of Urbanna, who put in a lot of that work, and cast off my lines today. The photo above is his.
So I'm sitting here, sipping a glass of Cabernet Sauvignon - what vintage you ask? Probably last Tuesdays - like a lot of boaters I drink boxed wines to keep glass bottles out of the boat. Besides, it's cheap!
Tomorrow is a lay day, I've got a meeting at the Waterway Guide office to go over my editorial for next year's edition. After that, we're heading for Hampton VA. See you there!