Still Waiting in Newport...

They are sitting in Newport, maybe til Saturday. And I'm sure they are all bored silly. None of these guys are "sit around" types.

They were planning on leaving today which would put them crossing the gulf stream by Thursday - perfect timing I guess, for the stream. But now Ed says that he (and his weather routers that he uses) see a Low pressure system forming off the coast, blowing 40 and gusting up to whatever (a lot).

The crew has suggested that they move the boat to NYC "for something to do" - but that doesn't necessarily make sense, because you have to go way in and then back out - and it eats fuel big time ($$$) and time.

It was also suggested to go to Cape May, NJ - which would bring them further south, into warmer weather and closer to the stream - but when they looked at charts, it's too shallow there for the boat (draft of boat = 9 ft) to get into harbors there....

So, I guess they are in the preparing to prepare mode - - tensions can get high during these times, especially in the close quarters (!), so let's say our prayers that things open up SOON and these guys can get moving on.

Cheers,Liz