Vineyard Haven

We decided early to make a run at Vineyard Haven, so we departed
Newport at 9:00 AM under gray skies with modest winds around 7 knots.
We sailed downwind in lumpy, rolly seas, but made progress. At first
we weren't making our course, but the wind shifted to the left and we
began to be able to sail directly to the mouth of Vineyard Sound. When
we arrived at the Sound, the wind obligingly shifted left again,
allowing us a beam reach up the sound and to Vineyard Haven. Near the
end the wind picked up to 15-18 knots and we saw boatspeeds as high as
8.5! We are moored now, preparing for dinner aboard.