The hardest thing about making a passage is deciding when to leave. After a very rainy, windy day yesterday, we have decided to wait yet another day until the seas settle a bit. If we went today, we would have 10 foot seas, close together, hitting us broadside all day. That just didnt sound like fun, so we opted for comfort. Tomorrow, the waves should be down and farther apart.

We like to start with a forecast for comfortable sailing weather for at least a day or so to allow ourselves to settle in to our offshore routine a bit....especially when it's just the two of us. After that, we can deal with just about anything.

Patience has never been our long suit....we work hard to get everything ready to go and find it painful to twiddle our thumbs....even in paradise. Our friends, Hank and Seale George on Flash are really smart about making their decision about when to leave for passages. We're trying to learn from them.