Wednesday, October 8, 2008

Reasons we like Skidoo Suit Sailing!

We crossed the Cape Cod Bay this morning and are overnighting in Sandwich, a small marina at the mouth of the canal and are tied up to the dock for 2 bucks a foot. We had no choice because the tide was against us to get through the canal to get to Onset at the far end. We'll head there tomorrow. We had a great walk, lunch at a local pub and a trip through their local museum.

We made this list today to entertain ourselves! Today hasn't been one of those cold days, but instead has been beautiful with lots of sunshine!

Reasons We like Skidoo Suit Sailing:

1. The fridge works the very best...with cooling from sea water, we can freeze lettuce in less than 1/2 hour, and chill beer at the same rate.
2. If there's no room for beer in the fridge, bilge temperature beer is just fine.
3. When doing an overnight crossing, one can sleep in one's clothes and not have to get dressed for his/her shift.
4. Boiling hot coffee becomes drinkable in a very short space of time.
5. Dawn's hot flashes are at a minimum...and when Dawn's happy, everyone is happy.
6. No pesky boat boys looking to do chores for money.
7. Nobody is in a rush to come out to our boat to collect mooring ball fees.
8. No crowded harbours.
9. Much lower need for sunscreen, especially since it does nothing for wind burn or frostbite.
10. No salty wet bathing suits to contend with.
11. Ice seems to last forever in our drinks.
12. When you take a tumble while out in the high seas, your survival suit has enough padding to protect you from injury.
13. A constantly fogged mirror saves time by not promoting shaving or applying makeup.
14. No sunbathers to step over to make a sail change.
15. No dog flies, horse flies, deer flies, moose flies, black flies, no-see-ums, or mosquitoes.