Westbrook CT, 22 miles from Mystic. Sunny. Beautiful Sailing. Good day Actually. Till one hour out of Westbrook. Looked under the table about midday only to discover water about 3 inches deep, in the cabin! They hadnt pumped the bilge since they left Woods Hole because the bilge pump was frozen. Couldn't pump it out underway. Kept sailing and monitoring water levels in shifts. They were port hauled all afternoon (a.k.a. sideways!) and everything on that side was getting soaked as the water level slowly may have been increasing. All of their stuff is saturated with salt water on half the boat. Fixed pump in port. Drying everything out slowly. (Weather girl predicts: clothes could be stiff in morning due to temps in the 1s) Over and out.
For all the people from New Hampshire that are following Pete's voyage!-
ReplyDeleteI talked to Pete (H) yesterday and he wanted me to let people know that him and Pete just raised the New Hampshire flag on their little dingy. That flag alone should be enough to scare off the pirates.
Good luck guys!
Posted by: Ben Pierce