First thing this morning, I called the marina to confirm our reservation and to ask for slack tide at the marina. Reviews of the St Augustine Municipal Marina included a warning that the currents can make docking tricky and it is best to come in at slack. Our charts showed low water at 12:15 pm and slack 15 to 25 minutes thereafter. The marina stated that slack at the marina was 12:05 for today but arriving an hour either side would be fine. We timed our bridge transit at 11:30 and we were set to dock at 11:45. Going down the fairway it was very clear that we had a strong current through the marina. With my captains ballet moves and help from the dock hand, we smoothly got all tied up and settled.

When I checked in at the marina office, the manager confessed that he gave me Sunday’s rides. All went perfectly anyway.

We had a wonderful socially distanced dinner with our patron, Lance. Thank you Lance. We had a great time.