Backup plan

The plan seemed like a good one: leave Port Jefferson at the top of the tide and ride it east to Mattituck inlet.  The sailflow forecast called for light headwinds, gradually building to 20 kt max gusts by late afternoon.  True, beating upwind for 8 hours would be a workout, but the inlet looked like a perfectly protected hole to ride out the gale forecast to move through overnight.

It all started out per plan, but three hours into the journey, gusts we're already hitting 20 knots and the seas were really beating us up.  Time to turn tail and run back to Mt. Sanai Harbor and get a secure morning ball for the night.

The backup plan entails watching boats, both power and sail, poke their noses out the inlet and then turn around when they see the 25 kt winds and abundant whitecaps.  As for us, it's nap time!