The Sail We've Been Waiting Months For (Thursday, March 15)

We left MYC bright and early for Cudjoe Key, home of fat albert (some weather blimp). We had a beautiful 55 nautical mile sail and a short motor to our private anchorage in Kemp channel. We sailed right up to the mouth of the channel, using the screacher and main (we were having issues with the little jib-we'll fix that tomorrow). We were hitting 12 and 13 knots on a tight reach through the big Spanish channel, even with all the gear on the boat!

The breeze was about 10-12 knots and moderate chop until the last few legs. We had some bigger rollers that made one tack really unstable, the waves were basically hitting us completely broadside so we had to head a little hotter than we would have liked. We felt a little sluggish sometimes but we later found out we had been dragging weeds. Other than that, the sun was shining and we were happy! We dodged shallow spots and crab pots the whole way but we had a beautiful tack coming back in from the Gulf.

We anchored in a secluded area near the mangrove islands, had sloppy joes for dinner (using our Coleman camping stove), and listened to the sound of choppers driving down the keys on the overseas highway. Scott set the second anchor (14 lb plow) with the kayak. We noticed how strong the tidal current was when the boat whipped around and clung to the other anchor when the tide switched. It was a quiet evening reading, and we went to bed with not one boat in sight.

We anchored in a secluded area near the mangrove islands, had sloppy joes for dinner (using our Coleman camping stove), and listened to the sound of choppers driving down the keys on the overseas highway. Scott set the second anchor (14 lb plow) with the kayak. We noticed how strong the tidal current was when the boat whipped around and clung to the other anchor when the tide switched. It was a quiet evening reading, and we went to bed with not one boat in sight.

Knee deep in the water somewhere,
Lauren & Scott