Injury at Sea (Calico Skies Sailing, Ep. 79)

When it rains, it pours! This episode opens with us disconnecting our tow from S/V Delos and getting Calico Skies anchored under power from our dinghy. We being the process of flushing the transmission fluid several times after getting the dipstick caught in the gears.

With the transmission issue resolved we make our way to Valley Cove, Mount Desert Island just before some heavy weather rolls in. It’s a long, noisy day spent on anchor watch. A strong gust of wind grabs the top of our staysail and unfurls the entire sail resulting in some chaos and sets the stage for a future problem.

After weathering the blow we continue our trek south west with our bow pointed towards Camden. It’s a windy sail and we want to deploy the staysail. The sail is balled up on the deck after it opened up in the heavy air back in Valley Cove. We raise the sail with the intention of using it while sailing in 20+ knots of wind. While trying to get the sail setup the large metal d ring on the clew hits Bill in the face resulting in a a deep cut. We struggle to get the sail back down and alter our course to a closer anchorage to patch Bill up.

The next day we resume our trip to Camden and tie up to a floating dock along with our buddies on Delos. As soon as we tie up we get down to repairing a burst water line. The ducting of our heater broke and melted the line. With the repair made we get down to exploring beautiful Camden, Maine. It a gorgeous time of year to explore as the fall foliage is getting into full swing.

0:00 Intro
0:40 Recap
2:22 Let’s get the transmission fixed!
5:14 WINDY Valley Cove Anchorage
7:26 Staysail opens up in heavy winds
9:16 Time to head to Camden
10:00 Time to set sail
11:46 Setting up the staysail
12:29 OUCH; staysail to the face
14:20 Sailing in 20+ knots to safe harbor
17:30 Fixing a broken waterline
20:00 Beautiful Camden

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