bon voyage from Nancy & Beth
the #1 crew, as they like to call themselves
While the winds were with us the first day, they were too light for the size of the swell rolling by. Said swell shaking the wind right out of the drifter. The luxury of having crew made hoisting and dousing the sail several times tolerable and we managed to limit our motoring to about half the day. The last few hours were lovely, sailing across Tampa Bay and right up to the DeSoto anchorage in the Manatee River by Bradenton. Good anchorage.
Greg fell victim to sea-sickness that day, put a scop transderm behind his ear, laid down and slept. And has been in good shape since. Rick and Marty got used to Akimbo being larger than their Compac 23. These three are spoiling me for crew - with ready hands and good food. Thank you for this good start.
Next day we got a dawn start (love those). Once in the Gulf, we set full main and genoa and sailed to weather, motored a few hours thru a mid-day lull and admired Akimbo's stride once the wind settled in. Here at the dock in Venice Inlet, a front moved thru with a little rain about 6am, to be followed by gusty winds and clear skies. A good day for the jib. The immediate challenge will be to get off the dock unscathed tho the wind pins us to it.
My next note will likely be from Key West.
2 comments:
Fair winds! I'm looking forward to months of stories. I imagine myself at the shrouds feeling the warm winds. Have fun.
The #1 crew, appropriately named, had a fun time with Captain Jon and Akimbo. It was challenging in a good way. We kept our serious Captain smiling and laughing often, and kept his belly full. Captain Jon is very attentive to his duties, which is good, and to teaching the crew. The Dry Tortugas are amazing. I have the honor of being the first to get seasick on Akimbo's return journey, but not the 1st one overboard! Sail smooth Akimbo and crew! Much love, old friend Capt. Jon! Greg
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