Geography Lesson 1: Rare is the Shelter in CT from Easterly Winds

Today was a beautiful cool, sunny day with temperatures in the low 70’s and light NE winds.  Unfortunately for us who want to go NE, this meant we had to sail upwind, tacking our way NE.
Sarah managed to immerse herself in finishing Michele Obama’s book Becoming (highly recommended) while Harry managed most of the sailing.  Because Long Island doesn’t have any harbors offering shelter east of Port Jefferson, NY that would be attainable for us today, we headed to Morris Cove, Connecticut for the night, just east of New Haven.  Morris Cove was essentially the only anchorage we could find that offered protection from a strong easterly wind forecast to arrive Thursday and represented a full day of sailing from Oyster Bay.

Dragonflies seem enjoy riding along on Juno