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We left Port Jefferson early in the morning. The wind was 20-25 from the west. We proceeded down the sound and sailed through Plum Gut. Once transitting the gut, the seas picked up to around 6-8 foot swells from the south. It was great sailing, but Sophie fell in the cabin and hit her head…in the head! She was fine though…just a bump. We arrived at block Island around 5:30. The transient moorings were not in yet, so we took an empty private mooring, expecting a word from the harbor master. It was so early in the season that no one said anything. We got a great mooring for two nights for free!