Today marked the end of Harry consulting multiple weather models for an optimal window of favorable winds and weather in order for us to sail offshore (due north) until we reached land near Beaufort, NC. We woke early and secured the dinghy on Juno’s bow for the crossing and while a rain shower came through, we ate breakfast and made our final preparations, putting things away. We said our good-byes to the Bahamas and to Desperado II that happened to be setting off at the same time (but they heading to the Double Breasted Cays) and we set off through Morraine Cay Cut. We had a single reef in the main and a semi-furled jib with winds ENE at 15 knots, seas about 5 feet, and water temperature 80 degrees, moving along at 7.5 knots. We figured it should take us about three and a half days to reach Beaufort, North Carolina and if the weather forecast was still favorable upon reaching Beaufort, then we’d consider sailing northwards to Norfolk, VA. We hardly saw or heard anyone most of the day save two tankers around dinnertime. As seas were fairly large, it was hard to do any reading so we just watched the ocean go by.
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| Headed north |
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| Skies cleared and deep blue of the Atlantic Ocean |
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| Ready for our first overnight in three months |
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