12/21/2007, In Route
When we left Wilmington NC, the temperatures were in the upper 30s, but felt like 10 degrees with the 20+ knot North West winds. That night each of us put layer after layer of clothes underneath our foulies. Although our sailboat has a very comfortable pilot house with a diesel heater, we struggled to keep warm.
We each took 2 hr watches which gave us 4 hours of sleep between watches. 4 hours was enough.
This fine vessel sailed very well at 7 to 9 knots. During our 4 day trip we encountered some light and variable winds where we motor sailed at between 6 & 8 knots.
This was the 1st time I had been on a boat with AIS. It is very cool to see the commercial shipping show up on the chart plotter with name, speed and course. It takes away some of the stress of sailing at night.
While the seas occasionally became a little rough and confused, no one got seasick. However, each of us had a moment when our stomachs complained.
Our skilled captain and first mate ensured that the trip was comfortable and without incident.
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12/21/2007, Wilmington to Ft Lauderdale
Captain Marc recently signed on as captain for a very nice 67ft Sailing yacht. He called on Wednesday and needed us to come to Wilmington North Carolina on the following Sunday. He promised that we would be home before Christmas. Nicki had preparations to make before our family Christmas, so she regretably declined. But, she was kindly enough to release me from my duties so that I could help Marc deliver this boat to Ft Lauderdale.
In Nicki's absense, Marc did the provisioning for this trip. We had plenty of food for breakfast and sandwiches for lunch. However, Marc purchased several crock pot meals for dinners. Marc didn't know what a crock pot was, but he read the large print advertising which said only 10 minutes of preparation required. However, the fine print said, 8 hours to cook in the crock pot. Well, we neither had a crock pot on board nor 8 hours of time to cook it. So, we did what guys do. Cook it on high for 45 minutes and call it done. We were all thrilled to have hot meals on cold nights. Compliments to chef Marc.
The picture above is at Bahia Mar marina in Ft Lauderdale.
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11/01/2007, Baytown
There she sets whole once again and ready to sail. What a pretty girl!
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