Home again — Cupcake Afloat

We stayed at Damariscove Island for two nights because as predicted, Thursday was a rainy rainy rainy day. So we stayed aboard and got lots of reading done. The only one of us who really minded the quiet inside day was poor Friday who was itching to roam around on deck. But the rain kept her in the cockpit and the mosquitos kept the rest of us safely behind the screens.

Saw this excellent typo at the Damariscove dock.

Friday we were up at dawn to catch the tide for a boost on our ride home. What little wind we had was on the nose, so it was a long motorboat ride back to Freeport.

We got an interesting email earlier in the week from someone who had seen our online advertisement putting Cupcake up for sale. She seemed very interested so we agreed to meet her at the Freeport Town Dock on Saturday.

That schedule meant we had to get the boat cleared of our gear and cleaned in half a day. It took a lot of effort, many trips to and from the beach, but we got the job done and Cupcake was looking pretty good when we arrived at the dock on Saturday.

The buyer was considering another Pearson 36-2 in New Jersey but liked Cupcake more (who wouldn’t?) and we reached an agreement. So as soon as the funds are transferred, Cupcake will have a new owner. It could happen before the weekend.

We are pleased that Cupcake found someone who is interested in living aboard full time because that is what the boat is fitted out to do. It also looks like Cupcake will be headed south again. We know she is a great boat for that role and has many more years of adventure left in her.

Watch this space for the next boat(s) and adventures.