Just did a delivery a couple of months ago on a 54' Hateras from Annapolis to Newport. Fog socked in about 40 miles from Newport and we could barely see beyond the bow. We had radar too so we were able to see larger ships. Decided to layover in Block Island for the night rather than try to find a marina we didn't know anything about in Portsmouth (and any excuse to spend a night in Block is a good excuse). Set a waypoint to the entrance marker to the BI harbor and 2 hours later almost ran over the damn thing. I love to navigate on paper, especially on long trips, but wouldn't do a delivery without a good chart plotter. But anytime someone is paying to have their boat moved, especially an easy run like this most often has excellent electronics. Unfortunately there were no mooring balls available in Block and we weren't sure if our anchor winch was working (on the capt. list). We tried all the marinas and stumbled upon the she-she marina on the Island that hosts BIRW had just had a 70' yacht cancel their reservation because of the weather a few minutes earlier. Slip was $200 for the night but we didn't care (the owner was paying for it) Tied up, went and had a great dinner (billed the owner), got drunk, slept it off for a while in the am while the fog lifted. 2 hours later we were tooling around Newport on our way to Portsmouth. Found the Hinckley yard in Portsmouth (used to be the Hood yard) tied up and spend a night in Newport fooling around. Gave the work list to the Hinckley guys the next morning and hopped on a plane home. Chris D toy box eastport, md
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