Well, it was a very nice day on the ocean. Not a lot of wind, but it was warm. In the photo we are in long pants... with hot drinks on the bow, early... later we were in shorts with very little wind... and pretty flat seas. We tried every sail combination to push us against the current which was against us.... the edge of the gulf stream.

We have taken a slip at Los Olas Marina so that it will be easy for Lara's Mom to be on and off the boat, as she will be visiting... We had a very interesting time tying up...

If you look at google maps, satilite view: 26 07.172'n:080 06.523'w you see our asigned slip is at the end of the dock, inside the fender for the bridge. There was some current pushing us toward the bridge. What we usually do is what we call "the Jack Klang" after something we learned at a boat show from Jack Klang This is a wonderful maneuver he developed for docking single handed. We tie a long line on the midship cleat. As we approach the dock we toss it over a cleat on the dock and bring it back to the primary cleat in the cockpit... if we keep the engine in idle forward, the boat is drawn to the dock and we have all the time in the world to make it fast...

Today the dock hand tied out line to the cleat! THe current pushed our stern out toward the bridge fender... I had flashes of all the damage that could be done.... somehow, by doing some quick bursts forward with the helm hard over and reverse to stay off the dock we were able to swing in that tiny space to end up bow out, port side to the dock!! Yikes!! Lara made a couple drinks and we toasted being here... in one piece...phew!!