On Tuesday morning the breach at Wasque was flowing freely. I looked at it right at the time of high water for Wasque Point. It was two hours before high tide in Edgartown, but the water was flowing out. Go figure.

The aerial photos that folks are sending around show that the breach is very shallow at low tide. The channel is so narrow that someone who doesn’t mind wet feet could probably take a flying leap across it.

My non-doctorate opinion of the future of the breach is that it won’t close up right now, though shallow it may be. The southeast storm of a couple of weeks ago that washed the end of the advancing barrier beach into the well-established channel definitely interrupted the usual natural process that Katama Bay breaches seem to follow. I believe that the east end of Norton Point will have to reestablish itself above sea level and continue to migrate to Muskeget Channel where the north-south current will smear the end of the breach channel closed.

But what the heck do I know about breaches? It’s still anybody’s guess.

The Chappy Ferry captain is willing to stay up late on New Year’s Eve to bring partygoers home. The ferry will make a trip or trips as needed at 12:30 a.m. Speak to the ferry captain on your way to the party. Along with the regular car and passenger fares will be an additional fee of $10 per person.

The Chappy Community Center 2024 calendars are available online at the CCC website. You can have them mailed to you or arrange for pick up at the center.

Chappy beekeepers: mark your new calendars for monthly Bee Club meetings organized by the Martha’s Vineyard Agricultural Society. The next meeting is on Wednesday, Jan. 3 from 5 to 6 p.m. at the Ag Hall in West Tisbury. Future meetings will be held on the first Wednesday of each month. Speakers are being arranged.