The next morning on our cruise to Newport was sunny and bright and we were ready to make our escape from Cuttyhunk. We fired up the stove for a breakfast of scrambled eggs, brown bread and English Breakfast tea and plotted the next leg to Sakonnet Point Club and Marina.
I had purchased a Garmin 640 over the winter and this trip was its first itinerary. It had worked beautifully the day before and it was stunning to compare our boat speed in the water via our TackTick instruments to the speed over ground which was nearly half that number due to the opposing current. Now it was to take us across Buzzard's Bay to Rhode Island.
The Sakonnet Point Club clubhouse.
We phoned Peter Sullivan, the affable and most welcoming manager at the Sakonnet Marina which is now affiliated with the Sakonnet Point Club, Little Compton RI. (Tel: (401) 635-2582, ext 402). For $25 you can be a member for a day and use their stunning clubhouse which was built in 2008 and overlooks the harbor. He assured us that he had a slip ready for us and out we went.
Avanti safe for the night at the floating dock.
The clubhouse is an elegant design and features beautiful, warm wood fit for a Hinckley yacht that guides you up the stairs into the bar and dining room. Peter had made a dinner reservation for us and a table was waiting at 7 pm complete with name card and view of the harbor with Avanti at the floating docks just below us. Sarah at the bar highly recommended their burgers and we spent an enjoyable evening watching the lights go down over the harbor and drinking a a satisfying glass of wine.
The dining room overlooks the harbor.
A fireplace for those cool fall evenings.
The next morning we set out for Newport after exchanging burgees with Peter, one of our favorite things to do when we cruise. The Sakonnet burgee is one of the nicest I've seen with three ducks in flight and the lighthouse embroidered in white on a field of red and blue. After a warm good-by and a promise to return, we headed out to bouy 2A and Newport.
Burgee exchange with Peter Sullivan. Peter, left, receives a WaterViewHome bugee. The Sakonnet burgee is beautifully embroidered.
Early the next day fisherman are already on their way out to work.
Next up: Newport and the J Class Regatta.
Read all the posts in the J Class Regatta series of articles:
Off to Newport & the J Class Regatta
Cruise to Newport & J Class Regatta Begins with a Run to (a Quiet) Cuttyhunk
J Class Regatta at Newport Puts Big Power, Precision and Majesty on Display
Everything Is Big on a J Class Yacht: Crews, Sails, Accessories & Maintenance
In Newport for J Class Regatta, World's Most Beautiful Yachts Compete for Attention
Final Day of J Class Newport Regatta Has Moments of Drama & a Velsheda Win
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