First Impressions

First Impressions from Cosmo

G-Dock - and our Observation Deck. 

1. Sunset from G-35-Obsession.

This picture was taken from "The Tipsy Seagull" 

 Borden Light Marina in Fall River, MA,  is Obsession's home from September-June.  Once June comes around David and Janice are ready to begin a summer of cruising.  They return home (Borden Light Marina occasionally to clean the boat, make repairs, do laundry, re-provision and spend a little time with their friends from G-Dock.  Obsession's slip is G-35.  It is the 3rd to last slip at the end of G-Dock, making it fairly easy for them to get in and out.  Everyone on G dock is friendly and although most of them are power boat owners, everyone (including me) have one thing in common - we all like to be on the water.  I was lucky enough to spend an evening with most of them sitting at the dock, enjoying a drink or two and getting to know them.  A big trip for most of them is a trip to Block Island, and that will happen in mid-July.  Unfortunately, we will not be joining them, but I'm sure I'll hear about the trip later in the summer.

Some of the G-Dock crew doing what they do best - enjoying the sun, being on the water and a drink.

First trip - Newport, RI.  Janice and David have a mooring in the main harbor of Newport.  We visited Newport Memorial Day Weekend with Mike and Pam Mason from G-Dock (Out of the Blue) and Norm and Mal Hopkins from F-Dock (Galway Gal).  It was a gorgeous weekend - the weather was perfect.  Although we didn't put the sails up on Obsession, it was important to make sure that the engine ran well and that all the new electronics were working.  We even checked out the radar on the way home.  It wasn't really foggy, just a little hazy, but according to David that's the perfect time to check out a radar system; when you can see "targets" on the radar and recognize them on the water.  Unfortunately, that weekend Obsession's mooring wasn't available, so Oldport Marine let them raft on a mooring right in front of the Newport Yachting Center.  A great spot!  We took a dinghy ride all around Newport Harbor and into Brenton Cove, saw some of the changes that are being made at Sail Newport and Fort Adams for the America's Cup Series racing in late June, and enjoyed the Newport Scene. 

Pam and Mike Mason in Newport Harbor Memorial Day Weekend

One of the floating dock/moorings in Brenton Cove.  My seagull friends aren't going to be too happy when the boaters return.

David helping Oldport Marine find our mooring in Newport Harbor.

 I like Newport.  It has a lot of restaurants, an abundance of little shops, and a harbor bustling with sailboats, tour boat , fishing boats, and mega yachts.  There is always something to see and do.  Early morning flat calm, afternoon sea breezes and gorgeous sunsets.  This is a place this pirate could call home.

Some of the small sailing boats in Newport - Optis sailed mostly by kids under 10.

Second trip - Cuttyhunk.  This place, I've heard is Janice and David's favorite place.  We have now been there twice so far this season.   We have visited "The Mall".  This encompasses  the fishing shacks on the dock, the heads at the head of the dinghy dock, Bart's Cart, the Corner Store, and The Market up the hill.  Captain Bruce's fish store, an ice-cream shop (not open yet) and the Raw Bar land location are all in the row of fishing shacks on the dock.  Captain Bruce sells lobsters, and sometimes striped bass, schrod, scallops and ICE.  The ice-cream shop usually boats about 3-4 different flavors of ice-cream every week.  The famous Raw Bar not only has a land base here, but every night around 5:30 they come around the harbor in a boat, shucking and selling locally harvested oysters, little-necks, shrimp, chowder and stuffies.  YUM. We have quite a collection of Cuttyhunk Raw Bar cups.  They come in handy for many things - drinking cups for dinghy rides, and even as a bailer now and then.  I think I'll like Cuttyhunk more when the season is in full swing.  It was quiet and there weren't many boats or people around.

Janice says the sun always shines in Cuttyhunk.  So far I have to agree.

This is a painting/mural on the wall in the ladies' head in Cuttyhunk.  It's someone's interpretation of July 4th in Cuttyhunk.