Martha's Vineyard is less than four miles from the southern shore of Cape Cod. There are four harbors there: Vineyard Haven, Oak Bluffs, Edgartown, and Menemsha. We placed SONATA at Vineyard Haven.
We shared a pier with the lightship NANTUCKET and a large craft. When we tied up . . . and the tide went out . . . the bow was sitting on the bottom. The location allowed Charlie to use his "hooka" and go under SONATA and replace the shaft zincs. He reports the shafts, screws, and rudders all look well. The bottom will need painting when we return to Ocean Marine.
When the vessel behind SONATA departed we had two days of a great view of the harbor.
The Sennings. We first met them in New York City when visiting there with John. They had sailed over from Stonington, CT, and joined us for a visit aboard SONATA. Two days later they joined us for the trip over to Nantucket.
On the way over to Nantucket the girls . . . Susan and Bonnie, took charge of the navigation and piloting . . . while the boys sat in the back, Hunter Senning, John Burke, Skylar Senning, and John Senning (photographer: Charlie Burke).
While at Martha's Vineyard we learned of a tour offered by "Jon's Taxi". The tour was terrific! Jon is a former Army Delta and he and Charlie got along great. We went all over the island.
Jon started our tour in Oak Bluff. Oak Bluff was known in the 19th century as the "Cottage City of America." It attracted Methodists from all over the country. They started in the 1860's with a tent in the center and smaller individual tents surrounding that large tent . . . they camped out. Gradually small houses replaced the tents. These small houses exist today, each with a small front porch, gaily painted and with gingerbread adn scrollwork. They were decorated during our visit and we came back at night for the Grand Illumination. Sang hymns, ate dinner, viewed the houses in the evening.
Reportedly this is a "growing" magazine cover. Edgartown is an elegant town, wooden power vessels, antique houses, and the home of the former newscaster, Walter Cronkite.
On the Southwestern short one can look out over Gay Head to see one of our next stops, Cuttyhunk.
Martha's Vineyard is less than four miles from the southern shore of Cape Cod. There are four harbors there: Vineyard Haven, Oak Bluffs, Edgartown, and Menemsha. We placed SONATA at Vineyard Haven.
We shared a pier with the lightship NANTUCKET and a large craft. When we tied up . . . and the tide went out . . . the bow was sitting on the bottom. The location allowed Charlie to use his "hooka" and go under SONATA and replace the shaft zincs. He reports the shafts, screws, and rudders all look well. The bottom will need painting when we return to Ocean Marine.
When the vessel behind SONATA departed we had two days of a great view of the harbor.
The Sennings. We first met them in New York City when visiting there with John. They had sailed over from Stonington, CT, and joined us for a visit aboard SONATA. Two days later they joined us for the trip over to Nantucket.
On the way over to Nantucket the girls . . . Susan and Bonnie, took charge of the navigation and piloting . . . while the boys sat in the back, Hunter Senning, John Burke, Skylar Senning, and John Senning (photographer: Charlie Burke).
While at Martha's Vineyard we learned of a tour offered by "Jon's Taxi". The tour was terrific! Jon is a former Army Delta and he and Charlie got along great. We went all over the island.
Jon started our tour in Oak Bluff. Oak Bluff was known in the 19th century as the "Cottage City of America." It attracted Methodists from all over the country. They started in the 1860's with a tent in the center and smaller individual tents surrounding that large tent . . . they camped out. Gradually small houses replaced the tents. These small houses exist today, each with a small front porch, gaily painted and with gingerbread adn scrollwork. They were decorated during our visit and we came back at night for the Grand Illumination. Sang hymns, ate dinner, viewed the houses in the evening. 
Reportedly this is a "growing" magazine cover. Edgartown is an elegant town, wooden power vessels, antique houses, and the home of the former newscaster, Walter Cronkite.
On the Southwestern short one can look out over Gay Head to see one of our next stops, Cuttyhunk.
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