We'll be casting off our lines from our dock at Harbortown Marina tomorrow....as long as we can get our main-sail back and installed this afternoon. It has been re-cut by the sailmaker. We are hoping this will allow us to pull it in and out of the mast without a problem!
All being well, we will motor south on the Inter-coastal Waterway (ICW) to Lake Worth/Palm Beach.
The wave and wind forecast is showing three good days for making our passage across the Gulf Stream to West End, on Grand Bahama Island and then onward to Great Sale anchorage and Green Turtle Cay. We'll need to set off for the Gulf Stream crossing at 4 a.m. so that we arrive at 'Old Bahama Bay' in the daylight. Our speed will average about 6 - 7 knots if we are lucky!
We will be accompanied by Geoff & Katya on their Beneteau, 'Blue Planet', and, we hope, Marianne and Paul on their Island Packet, 'Knot-Ha-Gan'. There will probably be quite a flotilla already waiting to set off from Lake Worth.
We've enjoyed our time at Harbortown. The weather has been perfect over the last couple of weeks. We have walked the beaches and explored the area by car. We visited Melbourne, a pretty waterfront town about an hour north of Ft. Pierce. We've also enjoyed the company of our dockmates. Had a delicious dinner on board 'Knot Ha Gan'. The marina held a Pot Luck BBQ for everyone last Saturday - another opportunity to meet our fellow sailors and share tall tales of the sea!
Our next blog will be from 'Da Bahamas'!
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