The forcast called for 30+ knots of wind and we got it. We don't want to think about what it is like on the Gulf Stream now, let alone tomorrow when the wind clocks around and comes from the north (bucking the stream). Supposedly it's 5-7 out there now, headed for 6-8 when the wind shifts.
If you click on the photo and sqint a bit you can see a cruise ship out there, probably a few miles off shore headed south (Freeport?). Not quite in the stream but certainly farther than most would go today! The NOAA station -> http://www.wunderground.com/MAR/buoy/SPGF1.html
had the wind gusts peaked out at 49 knots. This station is about a 5 minute walk from where the boat is. In a prior post I showed the approach to the marina and the tower on the left of the inlet is where the NOAA station is. Not the water tower, but the spindly little tower on the left of the land mass.
But what I don't understand is this. The boat has been rocking around all day, and the crew is not having an issue. Canvas is blowing off boats, and the party tents at the marina are in trouble.
And 1 foot waves while underway do the crew in? I think there's some federal money coming our way to study this. Now that we are retired and relaxing we can rejuvenate ourselves and apply our minds to this important aspect of boating.
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