Our two most strenuous sails so far happened when our destination was Marathon on Vaca Key. We headed out yesterday to snorkel at Looe Key with the #2 poled out on a run. Easy sailing, except that a choppy sea that had built up behind the NW wind was interfering with the long-period rollers from the previous night's SE storm.
By the time we got to Looe, it was apparent that there would be no diving off the boat in these conditions. So we jibed around and headed for Marathon in building wind and rolling seas. Again, the boat performed fine, but it was a taxing sail for the crew.
In the end, no worries and we found the last slip available in Marathon Harbor. This was quite the narrow channel to navigate, but for our little boat, it was no trouble. I'd be interested to watch some of these 35 Footers negotiate their turns, though.
28.70 NM at 4.4 KT over 6:34. Total odo 448.47
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