Good luck to the new owners

SUBMARINE, THIS IS THE CATAMARAN OFF YOUR PORT BOW -- A VHF first, calling a Navy submarine to ask whether Catharsis should cross its bow or turn to avoid it (the answer was "Captain, you WILL remain out of the channel until the Naval Warship passes"). A Trident submarine passed us entering the St. John River on the Florida/Georgia border. Catharsis is in Brunswick, Georgia after Sandra and Harvey sailed north from Stuart, Florida. The boat will remain in Brunswick for April while Ipswich warms up.

Condos on the horizon can only mean one thing: back in the USA. We raced to get to the Gulf Stream before a predicted four days of 25-30 knot northerlies made it uncrossable. Sailed 100 miles in a day from Green Turtle Cay to the western edge of the Little Bahama Bank, where we anchored at sunset on the bank with only the smallest of cays anywhere in sight. Took off at 2 a.m. for the Gulf Stream crossing and arrived in Palm Beach at 10:30, just as the storm hit. Fortunately, there was a tiki bar within walking distance. Now we've motored up the Intracoastal to Stuart, where Brooks and Rita will be flying home. Catharsis will be spending April in Brunswick, Georgia while the snow melts in Ipswich.