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Hi. My name is TrippTime. I am a 2003 Catalina 250 Wing Keel. I led a sheltered and well taken care of life in Westport, MA for my first 18 years. My name comes from my original purchasing owners and kept by my second owners as a Homage to a friend and their family in Maine.
I am a quiet boat most of the time until you get to know me. You will know that I am truly happy when I sing! I did not have a trailer when I was purchased so I had a bit of a blue water adventure coming to Maine. My new owners splashed me in to the water as cold winds were blowing and snowflakes were melting on my bow. They showed me the Cape Cod Canal, Plymouth Bay, and whales over Stellwagen bank. (Thankfully this was before the great whale convention so they just kept eating.!) I learned that we dont like fog because I do not have fancy electronics. But Charts and Phone/ tablet Navionics work well to get us places on clear days. We stayed at a dock for three days waiting for the heavy rain and cloud cover to clear in Gloucester Harbor. We learned that there arent very many people out on the water and only a few fisherman the end of April. (Most Gas pumps/ marinas/ pump out stations are not open or just opening.)
The adventure continued with me going strong for three hours on four foot swells outside Kennebunk, Maine. I tested to see if my owners felt the same at my wheel. They did great holding on like their ancestors! I gave the captain a good face washing too! At least the sun was shining again when we rounded the corner to dock for the night.
We made it to Handy Boat Marina in Falmouth, ME after 6 days along the New England coast hooking onto our mooring as one of the first boats of the season. Everyone knew me right away and I felt quite welcomed. My new owners left me rowing their little inflatable dinghy away.
After chores, short sailing outings, and 33 days we took another long voyage up to Bar Harbor for a couple of weeks. We explored around islands, their lighthouses, and channels with quaint fishing towns A young Osprey tried to land on my mast, but was unsuccessfu |
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