VIVA 2008 Season

VIVA's Final Numbers:

• In the water for 158 days
• Covered over 500 Nautical Miles
• 84 times on VIVA
• 63 sails on VIVA
• 31 guests on VIVA

What a great first season!!

Haul Out Day

Oct 13

Motor to Sunset Bay Marina.  Scheduled haul out at 10:30am (high tide at 10:37).  Hover around dock, haul out at 11:30. Mostly cloudy day with peeks of sun. 

VIVA is out of the water and needs her bottom to be washed! 

Successful haul out.  Boom truck will come another day to de-mast. 

VIVA's Last Full Day in the Water

Oct 12

Blue skies. 65-70 degrees. Light winds.  A beautiful fall day for VIVA's last sail of 2008.  On VIVA by 9:30am and pick up Mum and Judy at the dock. Motor out to George's Island.  Think about docking but decide not to.  Motor towards Spectacle and breeze fills in.  Sails up Main and #3. Captain Mum sails around Boston Harbor.  

    

Breeze holds and Judy sails us out to sea to Grave's Light. 

  

What a bonus sail! Winds lighten as enter Hull Gut. Motor through gut.  Last sail in Hingham Bay.  Sails down and start to derig.  Back to mooring and derig to prepare for haul out the following day. VIVA's last night in the water.  A great day for our last day on VIVA!! 

1st Sail of the Fall

Oct 4

A beautiful Saturday, especially after last weekend's rain.  Windy NW-W @ 15- gusts 20. Main up at mooring and roll out jib once through mooring field. Out West Gut fighting wind and tide.

    

Up to Lovell back to Hull Gut, up to Fore River- back out West Gut- around Peddocks and into Hull Gut. Main down and back to mooring.  Snacks for a late lunch at mooring.

Sail #2 Jib #3 up, Wind simmered down to 10 knots.  Out West Gut to Nixon's Mate, Deer Island, Long Island into Boston Harbor.  

  

Main up by Spectacle Island. Under Long Island Bridge. 

     

Beautiful sunset. Twilight back through Hull Gut.  

    

Launch pick up in dark.  

What a gorgeous night.