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Date:Sat, 12 Nov 2022 13:51:00 GMT
Getting Ready to Sail #2
Storms on the dock
Last Night the winds peaked at 38Knots and were steady at 27-30. We were
pressed hard against the dock and Sam and I took down the awning for a
second time in 25-30 Knots of wind. We wrapped line around the sail covers
and made sure all the lines were set. There were waves breaking over the
breakwater wall at Blackbeards. We went to sleep in 30knots at about 2300.
Yesterday we ran last minute errands and spent the afternoon and early
evening at the storage unit vaccuum sealing food and organizing. We will be up there
again today. The boat is a wreck while we are finding places to put food
and supplies. You would think we were going trans-atlantic but we're only
going for a couple days at a time as we head south. It looks like the
weather will give us 10-25 Knots from our Starboard quarter the entire trip
to Charleston which is likely our first stop. But you never know... we
could go on to Brunswick or Jacksonville depending on how we feel.
Several of our friends and acquaintances have left already heading south and
we hope to meet up with them as we continue on to the Keys. We are also
considering the Bahamas as well.
The decisions about what to bring and what not to bring are sometimes
difficult because we really don't know what we will be doing for the next 6
months. Things like warm or cold weather gear, rain gear, extra rope for
projects I want to do that might be more expensive in Florida, etc. This
boat has no Bimini so it is a weat sail in the weather and even 60 deg and
wet for extended periods can be very cold.
We did find a new HH coat for My mom yesterday. I have my wet weather gear
from Alaska including pants and that is my current plan. We still need a
coat and pants for Hannah. That is on the list for tomorrow.
We will be leaving the cars here at Blackbeards and so this is our return
location at the present time for perhaps March or April. We are putting off
repairs of the Gelcoat and the new bottom paint for the Spring.