We had intention of going about halfway to Saint Augustine when we set out. The start was early because the noseeums were driving us crazy. Anchor was pulled around 8 AM. We thought about taking the outside passage, but winds later in the day were expected to pick up and we did not want to try the Saint Augustine inlet and heavy winds, so the ICW it was.

It was actually a gorgeous day. Beautiful sunshine, a small amount of wind that generally stayed off our starboard beam. We were able to motor-sail the majority of the way. It helped us gain incredible momentum, and we used that to go ahead and make the full trip to St. Augustine.

60 miles was the most we’ve ever gone in a day, short of an ocean passage. It was a great day although long. Now we plan to spend several days in St. Augustine. Our iron sale a.k.a. Mr. Yanmar performed flawlessly. 

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