July 24, up and on the move early after coffee, with breakfast underway, was now the common start to the day. We headed out from Fishers Island, and found it's name is truly reflective of it's area. Lots of fishing boats everywhere as travelled, with them going about their day of setting nets to eek out a living off the sea. It ended up being a big day and we made it to Fairhaven, MA. We decided to top up the diesel and I asked for a slip for the night. The dock attendants did not seem to have much knowledge of being around boats. We threw them lines as it was a pier that was above us being able to step off, but they didn't know what to do with the lines once they had them. With a brisk wind, this was worrying till we got tied off. Fairhaven Shipyard has all the facilities you need, whether you are a small boat, or a large ship. We needed to do laundry again at this point, and they have a small building that holds the laundry, showers, internet, sitting area, and dock staff in one location. They even have coffee and doughnuts available in the morning. There are no moorings available here and the slip ended up costing me $135 for the night. Ouch! Electricity and water was available on the slip. This was more than I liked paying, but it was done and I wasn't moving now. The fuel price was better here and near half what it was at Mt Sinai Yacht Club. There were some pretty big boats here, as I'm sure some of them were in need of shipyard services. There are several travelifts here, with one that was monstrous. See pic below. Oh my! It was late in the day, so we got some laundry done, had a great supper and settled into a few sundowners. It is close to town, so in the morning we planned to head in and get what we needed for the next few days. Another uneventful day with a safe place to tie up. Boring is best when sailing as exciting and eventful are usually tense situations you don't want to be in. We expect to have some tough situations, but an easy day certainly works well for me.
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