Ode to Joy was certainly a beauty. I saw you sailing up around Kingston and took a pic of your boat and posted it on my blog. You did a great job restoring her.

I got caught out there in rotten conditions just a week and a half ago, only I'm in a trawler, not a sailboat. I lost both engines in Ambrose Channel due to clogged filters and spent time broadside to five foot seas changing filters and bleeding the engines before I finally limped behind Sandy Hook on one engine. It was a great relief to finally get to safety, and so I understand the feeling.

I'm glad you and your crew escaped without injury, or worse.