Photos – Maine to Oyster Bay
EXIT in the shed getting ready for pre-work assessment, February 2nd.
Blasted topsides, March 19th.
In the paint bay, taped for new sheer line, accent and boot stripes, May 26th.
New Treadmaster anti-skid being patterned and applied, May 26th.
New paint (including stripes), June 23rd.
Recommisionning
View from the top of EXIT’s mast
Building 11
Steve Toefield sandblasting orientation
Elsa sandblasting (or handling a deadly virus)
Soren sandblasting
After and before
Everything (and we mean everything) unloaded into the Lyman-Morse rigging shed.
Cameron’s Lobster House, Bath Road, Brunswick, ME
View from the top of the mast
Passing storm
Elsa
First swim
Christening the transom shower
Boat drink (Soren’s)
Kiwi Spirit
Kiwi Spirit, before decals were removed
Belowdecks on Kiwi Spirit
EXIT in her new livery.
View from Mt. Battie
Soren and Elsa atop Mt. Battie
EXIT in the distance.
Soren on the stand-up paddleboard that we bought off of Craigslist from a woman in Topsham. Elsa on the raft that she won in a game of “Antlers Up” on her last day at summer camp.
Bucket
Soren at the tiller
Resting on the mooring ball.
Jumping in. It was cold!
Swimming with Dad.
Soren before he jumped off the prow.
Elsa with Andre the Seal
Long-haired skipper
Crossing to Pulpit Harbor
Embroidering in the cockpit
Long Ledge near Buckle Harbor
Lobster Bouys
Dan Falt’s studio
Dan Falt’s Studio
Dan Falt’s Studio
Dan Falt’s Studio
Dan Falt’s Studio
Dan Falt’s Studio
Dan Falt’s notes to self
Somes Sound
Somes Sound
Atop Flying Mountain
Gaff-rig in the fog
Sporty sail
Elsa and Soren in the Galley
Fairy food
Fairy food
Trying a new BBQ location
Elsa at the tiller, Winter Harbor
EXIT at Roque Island, Maine
The beach at Roque.
Driptopia at Roque Island
Test drive of the hammock and bug net
Wing-on-wing
Faneuil Hall
Soren by Wampanoag structure
Plymouth (spelled “Plimouth”)
Elsa meeting fauna at Plymouth Plantation
Swinging from the spinnaker pole, Onset Harbor
Swinging swimming
Swimming Swinging
On the raft.
Returning to EXIT in Newport
Selfie at The Breakers
Edgewood Yacht Club
Elsa and Henry
Linda and Henry
Lorna
WaterFire
WaterFire
Soren
Gwen and Abe
Drew and Abe
Jan and Vera
Brisket remains
Vera, Elsa and Soren
Gwen at the Hope Artiste Mill
Duckpin Bowling
Duckpin bowling
Stock Culinary Goods
Stock stock
Jan’s hand-written tags
Stock Interior
The Weather Bureau Inn (now closed) where we previously stayed on Block Island
Double-reefed mainsail
Linda enjoying the ride
Fishing boat en route
Doubled mooring lines
EXIT snug in a slip
Giant nor’easter puddle at Halsey’s Marina
Cozy room where we waited out the rain.
Getting there on this sentiment…
Selfie with MZ and Micah
Towing kids into the wind along Egypt Beach
Elsa on Egypt Beach, East Hampton
Yale Campus
Ziegler’s Cove in Darien, CT
Launch ride in Oyster Bay
Billy Joel’s house in Oyster Bay
October 3, 2015 at 18:47
Linda.. bravo on this fabulous pictorial history of EXIT’s voyage to date. Reading the captions added even more delightful detail. It does help melt the miles. A great Joaquin bonus if the rains prompted these postings. (Seattle could not be sunnier right now.) Love to each of you! Janie/Mom/Nana
October 5, 2015 at 00:59
Great pics! Happy to hear all you guys got from Joaquin was just buckets of rain. And the beard looks GOOD! YAAAR!
October 7, 2015 at 18:48
Nice to see your pics!
October 12, 2015 at 01:01
So fun to see you all. Looks like an amazing adventure.