Alulquoy
| Vessel Name: | Alulquoy |
| Vessel Make/Model: | Hunter 450 |
| Hailing Port: | Stillwater, MN |
| Crew: | Doug, Eric and Ken |
22 November 2011 | Ft. Pierce to Hobe Sound
Anchoring Out - Ft. Pierce to Hobe Sound
Low tide this morning is at 11AM and there is a bridge we need to passage that is within 15 minutes of our departure from Harbortown Marina in Ft Pierce. The bridge is 65' high and our mast is approx 64' high. So, we departed at 9:30 to move very slowly under the bridge.
21 November 2011 | Fort Pierce FL
A Nice Day - Canaveral FL to Fort Pierce FL
We departed Cape Marina at Canaveral FL at 7:30AM and transited the channel inlet to the ocean. We set the sails at 10AM with winds from the ESE at 10-15 MPH.Caribbean music is playing and we are feeling good in 80 degree temps. "Looking good Billy Ray - Feeling good Lewis."...That is a fun quote from [...]
20 November 2011 | Canaveral
U-Turn - Canaveral to Canaveral - Lesson Learned
We thought we would rest and recover from our BAM-BOOM-BANG night sail by sleeping in and taking our time today. The plan was a leisurly motor down the intracoastal and put 30 miles behind us.
20 November 2011
Thank You Readers
We just wanted to say thanks to our readers for your comments. We often don't have time to respond to each email and wanted to let you know we have receieved and appreciate your comments. Also, this site only allows us to post one picture at a time under the free plan. I'm sure there will be photos to [...]
19 November 2011 | Offshore to Cape Canaveral
Roller Coaster, BAM-POUND-BOOM! - Offshore to Cape Canaveral
It is still dark and we are standing watch. As winds become more south than north, it is making our sailing more difficult and driving us inland toward the coast. We have been sailing approx 6 to 10 miles offshore to avoid commercial traffic and maintain our final destination. Ideally, we should be 20-40 [...]
A Nice Day - Canaveral FL to Fort Pierce FL
At 11:30AM.
Some rain moved in and the winds changed to SSE making our sailing very difficult. We pulled in the sails and began to motor. Arrived Ft. Pierce at 5:30PM . The Ft. Pierce inlet was very straight forward, short and easy. One of the easiest and best inlets on the Atlantic seaboard. The town appears clean and orderly.
Harbortown Marina was very easy to find and within close proximity to the inlet. Although, it is not within walking distance of town. We walked to a lounge for a dinner that was delivered from a local Italian restaurant. The food was the best we have had on this trip. Back to the boat to gaze at stars and reflect upon our day while a dolphin swims around the marina.
It was another very good day. We put 60 ocean miles behind us and are within 70 miles of our final destination of Lantana FL. We will take our time and probably arrive before Thursday, Thanksgiving. Doug said he cooking us a Turkey.
By the way, we are thankful there were no bridges over the Atlantic Ocean. If you read our previous journal entry, you know what we mean.
