Drift Away: Stamford Wildlife

Tuesday, June 7, 2011

Stamford Wildlife

I've posted several times about the abundance of wildlife we see while living aboard Drift Away. We see many species of waterfowl, which should not be surprising, but yesterday Megan (Pam's daughter) had the day off and watched a deer leap off the stone wall behind our boat and into the water, in broad daylight. Luckily, she grabbed the camera.

I must note that we live in a marina in Stamford, a city of 125,000 and surrounded by the smaller cities of Greenwich, Darien, New Canaan, and other towns. That we see deer, raccoons, and other critters still amazes me. Several towns even report black bear problems!

Last night was typical. This is what we usually see while enjoying sitting on the aft deck.

This...

grows into this.

What a handsome bird, eh?

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Drift Away Specs

Drift Away is a 1980 Cheoy Lee 46' LRC (long range cruiser). She has twin 120 HP Ford Lehman diesels, 15 kw and 7.5 kw generators, and carries 800 gallons of fuel and 400 gallons of water. She cruises at 8 knots and has a top speed of 9.5 knots, plenty fast enough for this old sailor.

She is somewhat unique in that the inside helm staion is on the main level, along with the galley and saloon. There is also a helm on the flybridge. The lower level has three staterooms, each with a full head, plus the engine room.

Drift Away sat on the hard for many years before we bought it from an estate. She has suffered considerably from neglect, but we are amazed at all the things that work, like the two Ford Lehmans, and the Naiad stabilizers. There was and is much work to do, but we will return her to ship shape condition. Eventually. As long as it doesn't interfere with having fun.