Departure was against the SW winds so we had to beat back westward in the Sound to Robinson's Hole. Several tacks and little headway later, we were fortunate to see a sail to the west heading directly for us. We had seen a couple other, smaller, tall ships heading up the Bay to pass through the Cape Cod Canal, earlier in the day. This sailing ship passed very close to us on our way up the sound. It was extremely beautiful sight to see and really made our day of sailing.
Photos show what almost appears to be rapids in a river flowing against our passage.
The channel buoy looks to be a part of a submerged submarine racing through the water, but alas, it is only a very strong current pushing the buoy down into the water. Once through Robinson's Hole, it was brisk sailing across Buzzards Bay back to Fairhaven, with a strong, 15-18 knot wind to work with. We made it back to the dock just as the skies started closing over and rain beginning to fall. Some fried muffins fortify us for the morning start of our voyage. Our sturdy 30 foot Catalina sloop at its slip in Fairhaven, MA, awaits the start of our day of adventure.