Sailing North

We had a small send off crew as Sand Castle and Wind Dancer left the marina for parts north. Seems everyone left early this year. But we appreciated the three man farewell commmittee and conch blowing adieu.

Most of the trip to Marathon, where we anchored for the night, involved motoring, but we did managed the last 2 hours sailing. Our second day, we left at 8 am and  planned to sail to Rodriguez, but the winds were wonderful and as we approached Rodriguez at speeds of over 7 knots by 2 pm, we decided to continue on north overnight. The winds died as we reached the end of the keys, but a peaceful night of motoring in calm seas at speeds of over 10 knots on the Gulf Stream got us to Vero Beach by Sunday afternoon. So far an easy time going north...but we never think it's easy until it is finished.