We made it to St. Augustine!

We did it! The two of us completed an approximate 400 nautical mile offshore passage from Beaufort, NC to St. Augustine, FL. We sailed out of Beaufort with a favorable breeze Friday morning the 12th. Amekaya sails quite well! We were really screaming until Saturday morning.  The wind started to diminish so we ended up motoring most of the rest of the way. I was concerned about staying awake during my evening watch but surprised myself by finding myself very alert and taking a much longer shift than expected - 12am-5am. It's breathtaking to see the sunrise and sunset over the ocean. The moonrise is incredible as well. It really doesn't matter what time the clock says. Time is measured by the sun, moon and the stars.

Shortly before our approach to St. Augustine we were greeted by a large school of dolphins swimming around the boat in a flat sea. We arrived in St. Augustine last night about 6:30pm after navigating the hazardous inlet successfully.  We decided to rent a slip at Camachee Cove Marina for a few days - maybe a week to resolve several boat issues that developed during our passage. There are no safety issues unless the fact that these issues are driving me crazy may be hazardous to my well being counts:) I'm sure there will be more about these issues from Maris in a later post. So today we worked on some issues. Won't know if the major one is resolve until it's tested tomorrow. Hopefully it will all be resolved by the end of the week and we can enjoy St. Augustine. The weather has been beautiful! Nothing but sunshine! It's great to be in shorts and tee shirt weather again!