We chose to travel with a group of the NENTOA boats to Maine. We planned for a 0600 departure, to catch at least a short period of favorable tide and current. Unfortunately, the fog was pretty thick, and by 0700, I think everyone was in agreement that there was little chance of improvement.
The fog lifted in the Connecticut River to about 1/2 mile viz, and we started out, knowing we'd probably hit the thick bank when we reached the inlet. We did.
For the rest of the day, as we travelled with our fog horn sounding, we had about 1/8 mi viz, sometimes less, and at some points to about half a mile. We ran the Fishers Island Sound, because there was less current than the Race, and is a lot more scenic.
When I cleared Watchpoint, I voted for more open water, less boats, since the whole scenic thing was out anyhow.
Moorings in Cuttyhunk are interesting. They have a long metal pipe coming up through them, about four feet tall, with an eye through them that you can pass your mooring lines. The moorings on Cuttyhunk are first come, first served, and I was concerned that enough week-enders may have gotten caught in the fog that there might be no moorings available. There is a good anchorage on the outside, if that is the case.
We did run across one sailboat that had left, that we were tracking by radar. We had no idea that he had none. All of a sudden, the boat tacked right in front of us. I wondered if they realized their stupidity when they saw us emerge from the fog within baseball throwing distance of them.
Anyhow, after a day in the fog, we went to the inside moorings at Cuttyhunk, where the rest of the group of tugs was, and found an available mooring. Within minutes of grabbing the mooring, the fog lifted, and the sun came out for the two hours that were left to the evening.
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