July 4 in Black Cove and Winter Harbor

After Somes Sound, I headed to the east side of Mt. desert Island in a nice strong (20-25) SW wind which gave me thrilling sailing up Frenchman Bay. I put in at Black Cove so that I had some protection from the wind. It was a nice anchorage (no other cruising boats) but got very shallow during low tide - I had a reading of 4.2ft at one point, but never seemed to be resting on the bottom.

I put on my flag bandana to celebrate the morning.

I hoped to spend the evening of the 4th at anchor in Bar Harbor, but there were no moorings and the harbor master wanted me to anchor in 80 ft. near where the cruise ships anchor - Boo, Hiss, Bar Harbor. But I had wanted to visit Winter Harbor and had a great sail past Egg Rock and Turtle Island and up Winter harbor to Sand Cove. Spent a good night at anchor (though pretty rolly) outside the moorings of the Winter Harbor Yacht Club.

I saw the end of a race between the "Winter Harbor 21s" a one-design existing only at this yacht club.