Solemates
About Me
Bruce and Sandra are Members of Edgewood Yacht Club and currently sail out of Bristol Harbor, Rhode Island on a Catalina 387.
Recent Activity
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Solemates wrote a new blog post. August 06, 2008
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Solemates wrote a new blog post. July 26, 2008
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Solemates wrote a new blog post. July 26, 2008
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Solemates wrote a new blog post. July 24, 2008
Sole Mates III Sails to Mystic, Conn.
This trip is part of the yearly Edgewood Yacht Club (which we are members of) Cruise and the part that Sole Mates III is participating in, this year.
August 06, 2008: At 4:30 a.m. the alarm on the cell phone rang and we were off by 5:30. Breakfast, brushing and general beautification rituals were quickly accomplished as we were facing a trip of approximately 46 nm and a race that was moving west beginning about 9:00 a.m. We hit it perfectly and the boat was logged at 8.3 knots at one point. The race made up in part for the lack of wind.&nbs... » read more
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Sole Mates III sails to Maine
Bristol, RI - Gloucester Harbor,MA -Portsmouth NH - Portland,ME -Christmas Cove-Tennents Harbor- BoothBay,Maine Snow Isand - Sebasco Estates -Biddeford - Portsmouth,NH - Glouste...
July 26, 2008: Left Bristol Harbor at 6:30 AM. Wind averaged between 18-20 kts. from the South. We motored down the Sakonnet River as the wind was dead on. Seas 2 to 5 feet off shore, so sailed with the Jib only from the entrance of the river to Cleveland Ledge. We maintained an average speed of 5 to 6+ kts. As we headed up the Cleveland ledge approach we again motored as the wind was dead behind us. Arr... » read more
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