Battle of the Guts

Ross Gilleland

2 POB. Out Hull Gut on a strong outgoing tide. Approached the Gut on a port tack very close hauled with a heading towards Peddocks dock, so as to be able to clear the lee shore, Hull Point. Winds blocked, as anticipated, by Peddocks, but flew out the Gut at 6.5 knots. Tacked and proceeded counter clockwise around Peddocks anticipating the slow set towards Peddocks. All clear and rounded through West Gut now bucking the outgoing tide at 1.5 knot SOG headway. Wing-on-Wing up to Hingham Shipyard channel, sailing in. Winds were ideal for an under-sail mooring, but not at near low tide, as we have very little water on the east side of our ball. Consistent NW winds 10-15kts.