It got darn cold and stayed windy all night. The space heater had run all night and I still woke up cold. There was ice and frost on Ninkasi when I went on deck.
I went below, cleaned the galley and made coffee. Larry came over for coffee around 0830 and said the damage aboard Whisper was not as bad as originally thought. There was some cleaning to do and the battery charger was shorted out due to water immersion. After disconnecting the battery charger, the engine alternator was charging the batteries ok.
On board Ninkasi, damage assessment found we had lost the AM/FM Stereo, the laptop computer and possibly the Sirius radio module due to water intrusion as we pounded into the waves and rain coming up the Medway River.
We talked with Walter and Maggie via phone and they have had a rough night too. The decided to go to the Kilkenny Marina that morning, get the boat squared away, get some rest , stay overnight and start south again tomorrow. We agreed and planned to rendezvous at MM 620 tomorrow.
Elaine and Barney Maley are the marina/restaurant owners. She is the ex-sister-in-law of my old coworker Peggy Maley. Elaine came and visited a while this morning. She took Larry, Donna and Judy into town that afternoon for supplies and repair items.
While they went to town, I cleaned and straightened the boat. Later Donna and I took showers in the Maley’s pool house and then went to dinner at the restaurant with Larry and Judy. The food was great and everyone had a great time.
Afterward, we went back to the boat. Judy and Elaine visited with us while Larry went back to Whisper to do some reading. After the girls left , Donna and I watched a little TV and then went to bed.
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