Sail To Miami

Friday February 24th. 
    We set sail thursday morning from Peck Lake and headed to Lake Worth Inlet.  After several bridges and a peaceful motor down the ICW our arrival at Lake worth was around 1100hrs, then headed straight out the inlet.  We found the waters to be very calm.  Winds were 10- 12 knots out of the SSW and seas were maybe 1-2 feet, if that. These condition stayed the same until about 1730 and we cruised any where from 6.3 to 7.7 knots.  Around 1730 the winds started gusting and then holding 16-18 knots, seas began to build a little and became 4-5 feet.  So now we are sailing over 7 knots the rest of the way.  It was well after dark when approaching Miami’s Government Cut Inlet.  The skyline was beautiful at night, but finding markers with all the planes landing, and flashing lights on land as well as sea, we had to rely more on the radar and gps then our vision.  So all and all it was an awesome day for sailing offshore. We anchored in Biscayne Bay at 2200hrs had a hotdog for dinner and went to bed.
Today is very foggy but calm, we are waiting here until our sailing buddy Hazel on “Wave Dancer” and her new sailing buddy Tom Neilson on “Happy Healer” get here.  Being that they are both single handling, they will make the run over two days.  Both will stop in Hillsboro inlet to this afternoon and then meet up with us the following day.  Happy sailing my friends.  May the wind and sea angels watch over you both.  Remember, you can always follow our progress on http://share.garmin.com/kevinwalters