While tied to the dock in Cape May we walked 1/2 mile to their West Marine to buy a new clevis pin for the lifeline, showered at the marina's bath house, ate an early dinner and went to bed early. It was blissful to sleep without interruption. We set an alarm to get up early and we were heading out just after 7 am. After leaving the channel we encountered dolphins. We had seen even more on our way into the harbor the day before. They didn't come to play in our bow wake but it was still so cool to see them. The winds were light for the first two hours as we headed south in the Atlantic along the coast so we motored. After a few hours the wind picked up and we raised the sails. The wind was almost directly behind us so we had to sail gybing angles (angled to the right or left of our destination). We started out with swells about 2-3 feet but they increased to 3-5 feet as the day went on. That made the sailing more challenging because every now and then a swell would hit the boa...