Last Sunday marked the maiden voyage of Jim’s new kit-built wherry. “It floats!” we cheered. And indeed it did—fast, too.
However, ¾ of the way to Davids Island (2.5 NM from HHYC), one of the oarlock things suddenly snapped off—a design flaw—leaving Jim paddling in a big circle… Geeks to the rescue! We set up an in-line tow and ferried the wherry back to HHYC, where Jim swapped it for his proven kit-built kayak.
Undeterred, we relaunched and paddled around Davids and Huckleberry Islands, our next area snowstorm looming overhead. Air in the mid-30s, water similar.
A gull took flight near New Rochelle…
…as a big “bird” took off from LaGuardia Airport.
Jean’s tuilik also made its first on-Sound voyage.
We did a little mollusk-hopping (?), as the extra-low Spring tide exposed mussels…
…and got back to the boathouse just as the meager daylight gave way to a pale moon.
2 Geeks @ 3 Knots 
Very cool! No Pun Intended 🙂 I’m impressed with the wherry – and it’s nice to see a practical example of towing.
Tow, tow, tow yer boat… thanks for the visit, KG! Hope to see you on the water soon. Gotta make that NYC-LISound trip happen, for sure!
Nice wherry, Jim, and great trip all!
Wherry is our new Scrabble word! Jim plans to put some through-bolts into the thing…stay tuned on that, and your bday brunch 🙂 See you soon, M!