Our mast was taken down yesterday in Oswego, NY. At first we thought we would have to wait until Monday, but they could take us yesterday. So we were on our way this morning under mostly clear skies, and since then we have entered the outer cloud bands of Irene. We're now on the Erie canal about 150 miles east of Albany, so we won't get into the bad part of Irene, but it is supposed to rain all day tomorrow.
We must say that it is a LOT of work to prepare a boat for mast unstepping -- sails down & packed: stays, wires & lines etc. disconnected & secured, all electrical connections to the mast disconnedted & secured. We fell into bed exhausted last night, but happy to be getting on our way instead of hanging around for 3 days.
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