After a major early morning effort to finish loading, and quick goodbyes to Ziggy and Monster Kitty, the dock lines were finally untied at 9:00 a.m. Friday morning. The effort was assisted by friends and neighbors who got up early to document the departure and for this effort they immediately got put to work. Thank you all! The water line?....well, to no one's surprise, a few items will be departing the boat in Key West looking for other places to live.
We left under light winds (10 to 15) out of the NE with clear skies. Beautiful ride averaging around 6.5 knots all day. The crew worked to find homes aboard for all of the "stuff" (nautical term aboard Ostinato for King's must haves) and bring the chaos under control.
My seasickness has been tolerable so far. I decided to try a patch the night before we left. The worst part is the side effects ...stuffy nose, headache and drowsiness. I got the prize for sleeping. My day consisted of coming up to prepare meals and then heading back to bed.
As luck will have it, the winds began to build after dark to 25 to 30 knots from the E. All hands on deck around 1:30 am to put a reef in the main and jib. By sunrise it was all over and by noon the wind dropped to 5 knots with calm seas.
I made my first loaf of bread aboard this morning using the Zojirushi Mini bread maker. Makes just enough for one day. My new best friend. The guys have given it a thumbs up.
Between the solar panels and wind generator we are doing great with power consumption. Wonderful to see all of that work pay off.
For those that have not received the Spot web location for tracking here's the address:
Http/fms.ws/7y2tN27.39658N/82.90344W
We are still working on the AIS system and will post as soon as possible.
I think I feel a nap coming on.
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