thick sheets sliding down the ports as the sky darkens beyond, despite flashes of lightening quite far off. Northeast winds abating now to less than 15 knots, distant thunder rumbles around us.

Few boats in Cuttyhunk, perhaps 10. They're all far to leeward as we sit anchored alone in 3.3 feet of water. (this seems to be the tops of the weeds below as a check with the centerboard shows at least a full 6" of water below, at the very least, soft mud, we're still swinging)

It's quite lovely, if you like stormy weather, and I do, if I'm in a protected spot. Radar shows a last band of thick rain and thunderstorms moving north and east over the Elizabeth Islands.
It should be gone soon and looks quite a bit better behind.

I see DDW's beautiful boat far to leeward. He's got a reefed mizzen up. I'm sure we'll meet them onshore once things clear up. I suspect they aren't going anywhere for the time being.

Our old boat is staying surprisingly dry. An errant leak or two, one around the mast we've ignored, another in the galley that hits a soup bowl dead center now. I've baled the dinghy so many times lately, it's clean as can be.

Al asked what we're using. A macbook with built in wifi antenae. Here in Cuttyhunk, they've installed some transmitters or something and we're getting 4 bars even this far from town. The connection speed is not lightening fast, but it's better than most. Not bad for 10 bucks for sitting out stormy weather.