Jan 122017
 

Holy H E double hockey sticks.  That was an adventure.  We started out with Lady V before the sun was up to get out of the channel of Carrabelle River and into the bay and then into The Gulf.  When we got to The Gulf the waves started.  Marine forecasts were predicted for 2-4 feet SE winds.  The waves would hit our bow straight on.  These waves progressed to 4-6 foot with some 2 foot.  It was a slow go at 10-12 mph……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….for 7 hours, yes, 7 hours.  Up and down, up and down.  Lady V is a lot heavier than us so she took those waves with a little less effort.  We had only done about 65 miles in those 7 hours.  The waves started to subside after that and we could pick up speed slowly.  Scott had calculated we needed to do an average of 17.5 miles per hour to get in before dark.  After we had a look at our data we did 17.2 average mph and 11 hours.  I’d say that’s a good day’s work.

Ok folks, some of you don’t boat.  So 65 miles doesn’t seem like much.  So let’s just say put yourself in a swimming pool and turn on the waves like in a wave pool.  Now do that for 7 hours and note that you really need to be someplace before dark sets in and you’ve only made 1/3 of the way.  We usually can do about 25 or more mph in good water.  So only doing 65 miles in 7 hours is a tad slow.  We have headaches and neck aches to prove it.  On the good side, we did it.  We are in Clearwater without the heat on and just putting on pants and sweaters at 7:30.

On the flip side the dolphins enjoyed us being in The Gulf today.  We had several pods enjoying our wake and diving under the boat to come out the other side.  They would run along the side or dash in front of us.  It was a really neat to see them so close.

Tonight we dock at Clearwater Beach Marina.  We filled our diesel tanks upon coming in and found a nice quiet slip.  We’re really tired after our curry dinner and a couple bevies.  It’s an early night tonight.  Sweet dreams!

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  One Response to “Carrabelle FL – Clearwater FL”

  1. I’m loving this blog! What a great lifetime adventure!

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