Back at sea again...

June 27,2007 Wednesday
Off the Georgia Coast - 31 degrees 23 minutes North and 79 degrees 51 minutes West. Yesterday, Paul Brocchini and I left St. Augustine at 1:30 PM. We have had steady winds since then and have been moving along nicely under sail. We are trying to get into the main axis of the Gulf Stream to take advantage of the Northgoing current. But, we still aren't there. We are going as close to the wind as we possibly can but can't quite get far enough East to intersect the current. But later today we surely will.
Boy do I miss Andrea's cooking! Paul and I are doing reasonably well but I have a whole new appreciation for what Andi does in the galley. It will be good to have her back in North Carolina.
So for the meanwhile, we are headed for Beaufort, NC where there is a nice deep and safe inlet to get out of the ocean. The whole East Coast has these inlets. Many are shallow and most of them have strong tidal currents, so once you go to sea, you will have to contend with an inlet to get back to land. In bad weather, many are closed. But Beaufort is always open.
Even at sea we have email so don't hesitate to write.