Mr Earl

2nd of the 9th Thursday, 13.00 hours A beautiful day light breeze and a blue sky, in the very high 80's.

I have just stripped above decks, main, head sails all off and stored and all the rest of my deck clutter is going to, this boat carries enough windage with out all that as well, it will also give the chance to look closely at my main, to check for wear and stitching problems, my big Genoa was 13 months old and the stitching was rotten, and had to be restitched.

I am going to try and document this hurricane, as it passes  Gloucester, and me at anchor, I have never been in one before, so I'm sort of excited, I see one other boat putting out an extra anchor, but I think I will wait until the anchorage is full before I do that, nothing worst than trying to haul in an emergency and stuck under someone else's,  the rest of the boats seem to be as normal.

 Mr Clooney's pier

This is the Pier, That Mr Clooney, and co, left on the fateful voyage of the Andria Gail, in the movie, The Perfect Storm. I think the city likes to remember the real crew, more than the movie, although there is lots to see, relating to the movie, like the Crow nest Bar, and that is full of memorabilia, and very good beer.