The following day's weather was absolutely gorgeous, and we engaged in a number of activities including touring the Connecticut River Museum, going for a cruise on the ONRUST, and eating a catered dinner in the evening right by our boats.
Light winds plagued us once again, and we ended up motoring home. Nevertheless, it was a fantastic event, and everyone seemed to enjoy it! Be sure to read my write-up on the event and check out more pictures in the Google photo album.
I put the awning up and set up the cockpit table to eat my lunch. It was hot in the sun, but the awning made everything a lot more comfortable. Unfortunately, there were a bunch of persistent black flies that kept trying to use me for their own lunch.
It was a race against the clock to get everything squared away before the sun went down, but the engine was winterized, spars and gear put away, and the bottom cleaned. My buddy Greg kindly came with his truck to trailer ORION a couple days later and brought her to Northford where she went in her garage bay for the winter. The sailing season of 2017 - the shortest so far - officially came to an end.
July 18th: ORION had a very late launch this year since I moved from one town to another, and my first official sail wasn't until today. This is the latest launch she has ever had, except for the very first year when I bought her.