Boat Trips Summary
Summary of Sailing Trips in '05 Season 7 days, one night out
1. Thurs Aug 18 Beatrice Ann christened at Oakland Beach
2. Fri Aug 19 ride for Dad with Aron & Trevor, then to Prudence Is for lunch on beach
3. Tues Aug 23 ride for Mom with Trevor & Stephen, then reefed and went back out
4. Sept 3-4 overnight around Prudence Island
5. Sat Sept 10 sail with Peter Napierkowski, then capsize test
6. Sept 25 Warwick to Patience I. with Uncle Gib
7. Sun Nov 13 from Somerset downriver
Most memorable: around Prudence Is.
Summary of Sailing Trips in ’06 season : 10 days, 6 nights out
1. Sat April 22 Somerset ramp up Assonet River as far as rt24
2. Fri-Sun April 28-30 Solo cruise grounded in Potter Cove
3. Sunday May 28 Oakland Beach to n end Prudence
4. Wed June 28 Fall River ramp to Mt Hope Bridge (mizzen in reefing step)
5. Sat July 15 Fall River ramp to Kikamuit R and Spar I
6. July 19-21 Block Island
7. Goddard Park, then around Patience I with Val & Eric
8. Thurs Aug 17 Taunton R
9. Sat Aug 19 Colt State Pk to head of Sakonnet River
10. Aug 31 from Colt State Pk up Providence River (Aron & Tim along).
11. Sept 4 Mt Hope Bay to bridge?
12. Sept 17 from Colt State Park up Warren & Barrington Rivers (Aron & Tim along).
13. Sept 23 Mt Hope Bay with Trevor to test boat in higher winds.
14. Oct 6-8 solo from Oakland Beach to end of Conanicut and back.
most memorable: Somerset-Assonet, solo to Potter Cove, Block Is, solo down N. bay
13 trips this season ('07): 23 days, 11 nights out
1. Two nights out from Fall River into Sakonnet passage, April 20-22. Crew: A & S
2. Launch of Bebe at Berkeley Bridge, April 28 and sail downriver to Shaws Boatyard.
3. Bebe from Fall River to around Borden Light, May 12.
4. Sakkonet Harbor to New Bedford, May 25-27, Solo.
5. Oakland Beach to Patience I. daysail with Peter & Agneta, June 21. Aron along?
6. Greenwich Bay. Test new roof panels (no cloth) and towing of Bebe, July 7.
7. Plymouth to Provincetown and south, July 14-18.
8. Lake Pepin, Aug (8) 9-10.
9. Bebe out of Oakland Beach to bell off Warwick light, Sun, Aug 19.
10. Aug 28 day trip with regular crew from Fogland ramp to Bluebell Cove, Aquidneck Is.
11. Labor Day solo weekend from Fogland ramp to Bluebell Cove.
12. Sept 22-23 Solo overnight in Newport.
13. Sun Oct 21 Taunton River with T & S, from Fall River to Taunton at Agawam St. ramp.
Most memorable: Fall R-Sakkonet with A & S, solo Sakkonet-NB, Plymouth-Ptown, Lake Pepin with B.
Summary of trips ('08): 20 days, 9 nights out
1. Fri-Sun Apr 18-20 with both boys from Oakland Beach Fall River Cole River
2. Sat-Sun May 24-25 with Stephen around Aquidneck, with much adventure
3. Sat-Sun June 21-22 with both boys in Point Judith Pond, anchoring near Wakefield
4. July 2 afternoon on the Acushnet River
5. Fri-Mon July 11-14 with Trevor to Martha’s Vineyard , via Quissett Harbor
6. Sat-Sun Aug 9-10 solo from New Bedford Westport
7. A couple of hours on pond by Hockamock Swamp
8. Aug 21 Solo day on Taunton River Berkeley Bridge
Water St
bridge and back.Water St
9. Aug 29-31 '08 trip to Hadley Harbor and Cuttyhunk
10. Fri-Sat Sept 19-20 solo Bebe Prov River from E.Prov to Prov.
11. Sun Oct 19 with Trevor in Bebe in Mt. Hope Bay (mast broke)
12. Nov 2 Election Day with Bea in Bebe in Assonet Bay
Most memorable: Warwick-Fall R (Cole R), around Aquidneck, Pt Judith Pond, MV, NB-Westport, Bebe up the Providence
Trips this season ('09) 23 days, 11 nights, incl. stay on grounded boat
1. solo Fri-Sat 4/17-18 Warwick-Tiverton via Potter Cove (dodger only)
2. Sat-Sun May 23-24 Solo Fogland-Sachuest (test of new cabin, sans hatch covers)
3. Fri-Sat June 5-6 Trevor from Fall River to Cole River, paddling up to head of navigation
4. June 26-28 Stephen from Sakonnet Harbor outside to Newport
5. July 7-8 Hingham Harbor to President Roads, overnight back in Hingham Harbor.
6. Nantucket July 21-24, then return on 28th
7. Aug 27-28 Cuttyhunk with T & S
8. Oct naming of Serendipity! (date? no written account!)
9. Sun Oct 25 Serendipity with T & S on Assonet Bay (capsize)
10. Sun Nov 1 Serendipity solo on Assonet Bay
11. Sun Nov 8 Serendipity solo on Assonet Bay (short)
Most memorable: up Cole R with T, Sakkonet-Newport with S, Hingham-President Roads, Nantucket
Trips this season ('10): 21 days, 6 nights out
1. Sun 5/30 Launch and try out of Surprise
2. Sat 6/12 daysail of Surprise in Assonet Bay
3. late June daysail of Surprise in Taunton R out of Somerset ramp
4. 7/5??? daysail with Trevor of Surprise from Fogland to the Cove
5. 7/5-7/6 overnight with Trevor in Surprise up Prov and Seekonk R
6. 7/9 Speedbump in Nippenicket
7. 7/21-7/24 solo in Beatrice Ann to Hyannis
8. Sat 7/31 kayaking from Berkeley Br to Weir Park w/S&T
9. 10. Tues 8/10 - Thurs 8/12 with Stephen among Boston Harbor Isl
10. 8/14 daysail of Surprise in Mt Hope Bay with new bow
11. Thurs 8/26 - Sat 8/28 with S&T to Martha's Vineyard in Bea Ann
12. Sat 9/18 daysail of Surprise in NB Harbor
13. Sat 9/25 paddle up the Taunton from Weir Park to rt 24.
14. Sun 10/10 daysail of Surprise with Trevor in Buzzards Bay (aborted Marion trip).
15. Dec 4-5 Surprise solo Somerset ramp to Berkeley Bridge
Most memorable: knockdown and plunging Surprise in Taunton, Surprise up the Providence & Seekonk, solo to Hyannis, Boston Hrb Is, NB-MV, Dec solo overnight in Surprise
Trips in '11:
1. Fri-Sat March 4-5 Solo float down upper Taunton in Bebe
2. April 10 Greenwich Bay with boys in Surprise
3. May 17 solo daysail from Fogland to Sakonnet
4. June 26-28 Buzzard's Bay tour with Trevor in Beatrice Ann
5. August 21-23 Point Judith to Block Island with Trevor & Stephen
6. Aug 14-16 Boston Harbor Islands camping (Peddocks Island) w/Stephen & Trevor
7. October 6-8 solo in the Sakonnet
8. November 14-15, 17 Solo in Taunton River in Surprise
Most memorable: icicles in Taunton River, three people sleeping in Surprise, Sakonnet Harbor in the rain, Trevor sailing us home from Marion, walking tour of Block Island, soaking and wind-blown on Peddock's, lunch with Bea in Sakonnet, waking at midnight to drift under Berkeley Bridge.
Trips in '12:
1. April length of Narragansett Bay, Oakland Beach to Conanicut and back w/Stephen
2. June 19-23 Sail from New Bedford around Cape Cod to Provincetown with Trevor
3. August 22-24 Boston Harbor Islands camping trip (Grape Island) with Stephen
Most memorable: dinner with Bea in Jamestown and sailing outside Beavertail, gray seals by Chatham and minke whales on outer Cape and thunderstorm in Cape Cod Bay, nearly being stranded on Lovells.
Trips in '13:
1. April 16-18 Fall River to Hog Island with Stephen in Surprise.
2. September Boston Harbor Is. camping trip (Bumpkin Island) w/Stephen in Bebe
3. September 6-9 Point Judith to Montauk with Trevor & Stephen in Beatrice Ann
4. Autumnal Equinox on the Nemasket River w/Stephen (Musketaquid & Speedbump)
Most memorable: circumnavigating Hog Island on foot, lost in fog in Bebe and night over Bumpkin, surfing home from Montauk, lovely Nemasket snaking through the landscape.
Trips in '14:
1. April solo to Prudence Island in Surprise
2. July 8-10 Massachusetts Bay with Stephen in Beatrice Ann
3. August Boston Harbor Islands
4. June 26-28 Buzzard's Bay tour with Trevor in Beatrice Ann
5. August 21-23 Point Judith to Block Island with Trevor & Stephen
6. Aug 14-16 Boston Harbor Islands camping (Peddocks Island) w/Stephen & Trevor
7. October 6-8 solo in the Sakonnet
8. November 14-15, 17 Solo in Taunton River in Surprise
Most memorable: icicles in Taunton River, three people sleeping in Surprise, Sakonnet Harbor in the rain, Trevor sailing us home from Marion, walking tour of Block Island, soaking and wind-blown on Peddock's, lunch with Bea in Sakonnet, waking at midnight to drift under Berkeley Bridge.
Trips in '12:
1. April length of Narragansett Bay, Oakland Beach to Conanicut and back w/Stephen
2. June 19-23 Sail from New Bedford around Cape Cod to Provincetown with Trevor
3. August 22-24 Boston Harbor Islands camping trip (Grape Island) with Stephen
Most memorable: dinner with Bea in Jamestown and sailing outside Beavertail, gray seals by Chatham and minke whales on outer Cape and thunderstorm in Cape Cod Bay, nearly being stranded on Lovells.
Trips in '13:
1. April 16-18 Fall River to Hog Island with Stephen in Surprise.
2. September Boston Harbor Is. camping trip (Bumpkin Island) w/Stephen in Bebe
3. September 6-9 Point Judith to Montauk with Trevor & Stephen in Beatrice Ann
4. Autumnal Equinox on the Nemasket River w/Stephen (Musketaquid & Speedbump)
Most memorable: circumnavigating Hog Island on foot, lost in fog in Bebe and night over Bumpkin, surfing home from Montauk, lovely Nemasket snaking through the landscape.
Trips in '14:
1. April solo to Prudence Island in Surprise
2. July 8-10 Massachusetts Bay with Stephen in Beatrice Ann
3. August Boston Harbor Islands
