I arrived back at Mear’s Annapolis Marina with plans to sail North on Monday with Demian and our good friend John Kelleher. The plan was to stop along the way in NYC to drop off John and pick up my grandson James and then continue through Long Island Sound and up the coast to Maine. After several hours of studying the timeline for the trip I concluded we could barely arrive at our Maine destination on time and would have no additional time to allow for weather or other delays. The extended weather forecast for our scheduled passage through Long Island Sound was not good, with 40 kt Gust and 6′-7′ seas predicted. Not wanting to be caught halfway without a secure marina and a crew, including myself, that had hard deadlines for other places we had to be, I made the difficult decision to cancel the trip and stay here in Annapolis for the season. It was disappointing to all of us as we were looking forward to spending time together at sea, the trip through NYC and finally arriving at our destination in Maine. I did feel fortunate that the Marina here was able to accommodate the boat and myself for as long as I needed to stay. It’s a nice location, pleasant weather, a beautiful bay to sail in, the people are friendly, there’s a wonderful swimming pool and an airport nearby that makes it convenient to travel to and from home. It’s also only an hour drive from Demian’s family so our family visits should be a little easier and hopefully more often.