We only made it as far as Warren Cove in Plymouth after leaving Boston.  It was a bit of a rolly night with the seas, but it was the most convenient place to drop anchor before the Cape Cod Canal, whose entry needs to be timed with the tides due to the current.

 

One of these homes owns the mooring we’re sitting on – high rent district

We still had a good northwest wind, so we set half the jib and still managed to make 5 knots to the canal.  You have to motor through the canal, where we topped 10 knots at one point (this is not uncommon – the current is that strong).  The jib got rolled out again as we left the canal and we sailed around the bend into Marion.

 

Marion is not a huge harbor and it’s loaded with moorings, but this is a sailors community.  The Beverly Yacht Club has moorings for only $25 which include launch service and showers and wifi at their clubhouse.  We cleaned up quickly, grabbed the launch and headed into town to catch up with the Salander clan (Trip’s cousins, etc) – Mark & Minda, Beck & Zoe (just back from China), and Britt.   We never seem to have nearly enough time with anyone for a proper catchup but I love the effort that our friends and family are willing to make on the fly to see us!