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We woke to a nice clear day with a forecast of 15-20 out of the NE, which should be a great sailing breeze for Shelburne. It was a beautiful morning at 0900 as we pulled anchor and started our 40 mile treck for Shelburne. We had the main and genoa up by 1000 in 6.5 knots out of the NE hoping the wind would fill in before too long. The wind never did materialize and we carried on under motor and main sail (our new preventer was working great and kept the main in control). Th radar was also working great and whatever ghosts had plagued it the previous day seemed to have vanished (we think it may have been calibration issues). We grabbed at mooring at the Shelburne yacht club just after 1600 hrs (at $16/night its hard to deny the club that income). Shelburne was hopping with activity since this was their biggest weekend of the year where they celebrated their founding in 1783. There was a village of tents with Loyalists all dressed in period costumes and lots of activities for both kids and adults (a sailing regatta, fireworks, parade of lights, live music etc...). Shelburne YC made us feel right at home and they had a very nice club house complete with laundry, showers and a second story handicapped accessible bar and deck over looking the water. This club has about 50 boats and over 400 members. Membership is $127/year and whether you have an interest in boating or not a membership is the way to have a great time in Shelburne through-out the year. I spoke to more than a few people who had come to Shelburne for a short work project and had never left (there is something about this town that draws you in). After a great time at the club we headed next door for a bite to eat and ended the day watching the lights of Shelburne from the boat, a great ending to a great day.
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