Howling Wind

Today is the second day of a front that brought high wind to the area. In preparation for the wind George added eight extra dock lines, including two that extend across the empty slip next to ours. George first confirmed with the marina office that no other boat would be coming into that slip! All of the dock lines did the trick and we have been secure, although still heeling a bit, in our slip. 

We turned on the nav system a few times to check the wind. We mostly saw sustained wind in the mid-twenties with gusts into the mid-thirties. The buoy at Frying Pan Shoal, twenty miles offshore, was reading mid-forties with gusts into the high sixties. The worst of the front was stalled nearby but it is finally starting to move away. We have plans to leave for the Bahamas late morning tomorrow. We are waiting to give the seas a chance to calm down a bit. 

This morning, while doing laundry, we met Anita from a nearby boat, Loon Point. Anita organized a group of us to meet for drinks at the marina restaurant. We met Anita’s husband, Kevin, also Steve and Toni from Albacora and Angelina and Dieter from Joanda. It was great fun.

By the way, we checked the bow thruster and it seems to be working just fine. 

Breeze On with the extra dock lines.

Screen shot of the wind from midnight last night. I marked where we are located.