Light winds and a lazy feeling on the river this morning. I wanted to get SPARTINA - with her touched-up bottom paint - back on the Elizabeth. Northwest winds around 5 mph so I did not expect much sailing. It was a slow drift with a few puffs of wind mixed in. No complaints were heard.
A text from Bill, as he spotted SPARTINA from his Portsmouth office building, welcomed us back to the river. A jogger running on the waterfront called out "pretty boat!" The captain of a local tour boat used his public address system to say "hey Steve, good morning." A crabber, wild grey beard around a friendly smile, came alongside and told me I should be glad to have an outboard on a day like today. Sometimes the river feels like a neighborhood.
It was a slow drift. Better winds expected this evening.
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