Wow,
What a gloriously uneventful trip!
I left Fort Myers beach about 10am on Saturday and motored for a solid 27 hours. We had 10 kt head winds for most of the trip but at about 2am I set the jib and motor sailed under full sail until sunrise. I could have cut the engine but I really wanted to push it the entire trip as a shake-down. She worked flawlessly! The motor held 2000 rpm’s @ 170 degrees with solid oil pressure and puuuuurrrrreeeddddd like a kitten. Splendid also felt good under sail and I worked out a few rigging issues. When we got to Key West I really wanted to continue to Colombia as I had well over 150 gallons of fuel. I LOVE THIS BOAT!
Darrin left a few hours before me but I past him and lost radio contact. I’m expecting to see him in the morning.
Chuck and I anchored and went ashore for the “sunset celebration” and I had a mojeto, “yummy”. It’s spring break and all the freaks are out, its fun.
Cheers everyone, I’ll get pictures and video up soon.
Did you check out the “SPOT” link?
– Alex