In April of 2007, a powerful storm on Patriots’ Day caused a break near the center of Norton Point Beach separating Chappaquiddick from the Vineyard. Al was fascinated by this breach and spent hours studying it over the next few years. After that 2007 storm, the break, measuring nearly a quarter-mile across at its widest, migrated to the east towards Chappaquiddick. The break at Norton Beach affected all of Katama Bay as well as the inner harbor. We vividly recalled what the mooring field was like during those years when peak current ran at three knots right through the harbor, including the mooring field.