Delivery Route	Shore party gives us a send off from Lakewook Yacht Club	Happy owner after one of Curt's world famous breakfasts	Curt relaxing after slaving in the galley.	e'Toile at Pensacola Yacht Club
Storm clouds on the horizon	Dolphins on the bow Pensacola to Marathon	More dolphins While sailing we had a pod of about 30 dolphins swin along side for about 45 minutes.	No green flash but a beautiful sunset. Did see green flash sunset of 10 June.	Captain John checks the horizon.
Dick and John set the boom for some down wind sailing.	Crew at Moss Marine, L-R Dick, Curt and Mark.	Dick and Curt at the Chiki Tiki Bar and Grill in Marathon Florida. Home of their world famous cheese burger and sunset deck.	Catch of the Day at Burdines in Marathon Dick on left and Curt on Right	Slack anchor chain at Rodriquez Key
Alligator Reef Light -- Exiting the Hawk Channel into the Atlantic Ocean	Crew at Norfolk L to R Dick, Curt and John	Thimbal Shoals Light House Cheseapeake Bay	Sunset at Deltaville Marina	Wolf Trap Light House -- Notice light house keepers privy on the right side.

Note All Times are CDT  Captain will use SPOT satellite tracker.  Use this link to follow their progress:
http://share.findmespot.com/shared/faces/viewspots.jsp?glId=0Vt1Y0fp8o59C5WBFLyn8u2vzDqWb26tU
 

29 May  Texas based captain and Ohio based deckhand will link up with owner to prepare vessel for departure on 30 May. 
30 May
8:00 AM departed, for Pensacola, FL.  ETA 2 June.  Next update then.  Follow progress using SPOT share page above.
3 May
2:33 AM arrived and secured at the Pensacola Yacht Club.  Will clean up boat and crew, pick up one more crew member and plan to depart Friday morning on our next leg.
Trip across the Gulf as owner Dick said was not boring.  We had many oil platforms to navigate around and the many offshore supply boats that work the rigs.   We motor sailed most of the way due to light winds.  31 May we checked in with our weather service.  He had predicted heavy weather near the Mississippi Delta in his initial forecast on 29 May.  He confirmed that the weather would form and advised us to be east of 89 in order to avoid the heavy weather.  We passed the Delta and could see the weather in our rear view window.  We were able to sail most of the way from the Delta to Pensacola. 
5 June
We depart at 6:30 AM for a direct course to Marathon, FL.  Weather service forecast indicates we may be able to sail the first day and then it is a motor sail from there.  We need to sail at least 24 hours to ensure we have enough fuel in case we have to motor sail the last part of the trip.  Our plan is to proceed on a direct course and if we cannot get enough sailing duck into Venice, FL to refuel. Next update 8 June if we proceed to Marathon and 6 June if we have to pull into Venice, FL to refuel.
7 June
We have about 45 minutes of up close and personal with one of mother nature's strongest forces.  We went through a small thunder cell.  Had winds to 39 knots.  The boat and crew did well.  We tried to make our way south to Marathon but the wind and waves were on the nose.  We recomputed our remaining fuel load and determined we did not have sufficient onboard to make Marathon and decided to pull into Ft. Myers to top off.
8 June
Arrived and secured at Moss Marine 10:52 AM.  Cleaned up ourselves, the boat and re-supplied.
9 June
One crew member, Mark, departs the boat to return home and we depart Moss Marine at 8:30 AM.  ETA into Marathon is mid-morning on 11 June. 
10 June
Great trip down to Marathon.  We had following light winds and seas and were able to sail the first part of the leg and as the wind died down we motor-sailed.  All three crewmembers saw the green flash as the sun set.  During the night we could see thunderheads all around but fortunately none came close to us.  We wound our way into the Moser Channel as the sun came up and secured at Burdines Waterfront Marina at 8:22 AM.  Our plan is to do a few boat chores, layover for the night and depart tomorrow morning via the Hawk Channel for Rodriquez Key where we will anchor for the night or depart and go outside of the Hawk Channel and pick up the Gulf Stream.  Our planned destination for the next leg iis Fernandina Beach, FL.  Crew and boat performing very well.
11 June
7:32 AM departed Burdine's Waterfront Marina headed for anchorage at Rodriquez Key.  ETA late afternoon.  Winds are forecasted to be light and variable.  Don't see any thunderstorms on short or long range radar.  Secured at Rodriquez Key at 5:00 PM in about 10 feet of crystal clear water.  Had a couple of thunderstorms on the horizon but fortunately they tracked away from us. Curt fixed a great dinner and all went for a swim in the bath tub warm water.  A great day.  Tomorrow we plan to depart at first light and with a little luck we will have the wind and the Gulf Stream Current pushing us along toward Fernandina Beach.  Communications permitting will send update upon securing at the anchorage.
12 June
6:06 Am depart anchorage.  Light winds forecasted today.  We will be in the Gulf Stream later today after we exit the Hawk Channel and hope to pick up some speed t hen.  Weather forecast looks like light winds today and tonight and picking up later in the trip as we approach Fernandina Beach.  Had up to 3 knots of favorable current later in the day.  SOG speeds were sometimes in the 9 knot range.
13 June.  More of the same as we sailed along with the favorable current.  With the onboard Sirrus weather radio we saw an approaching squall.  We reefed the main and prepared the boat.  Spent about 4 hours in 24+ knot winds.  Seas went from dead calm, flat to 5+ feet in less than an hour.  During the day we altered course to St. Augustine.  The municipal marina in Fernendinia was undergoing repairs and could not give us an advance reservation. 
14 June we arrive and secure into St. Augustine Municipal Marina at 11:20 AM.  We spent the rest of the day doing boat chores.  All slept well that night at the dock.
15 June:  Lay over day.  We visit the local sites.  St. Augustine is still in my top 5 places to layover.
16 June:  We departed at 6:19 AM direct for Beaufort, NC.  We had light winds and seas and motor.  Around sunset the USCG announced and we were able to see an approaching squall line with heavy embedded thunderstorms.  We prepared the boat and around 10:00 PM we went through the squall line.  We were very lucky and had little wind or rain.  We continued to motor into the wind and building seas and a fairly strong current on the nose as well.
17 June:  During the night 0ur speed had dropped below three knots and the weather on our route to Beaufort, NC predicted a low pressure system with strong winds on the nose.  We decided to head for land and do the ICW until the weather pattern stabilized.  We arrived and secured at Beaufort, SC at 5:15 PM.
18 June:  We depart via the ICW toward Charleston at first light.  We secure at the Charleston City Marina at 7:09 PM.  It was a very hot ride.  We all decide being on the open water is less problematic than doing the ICW
19 June:
6:00 AM we depart Charleston headed offshore for Beaufort, NC.  Wind and seas not cooperative.  It is a motor boat ride -- again.
20 June:
2:05 AM  we pass Frying Pan Shoals/Cape Fear.  This can be a problem area but the seas and weather cooperate.
6:00 PM we secure in Beaufort, SC.  As we entered the Beaufort channel recreational boaters are everywhere and intent at getting from point A to Point B at Mach II.  I remember again why I try to stay at sea to avoid weekend boaters.  We have a great meal at the Blue Moon Bistro.  We each had a different entree and all were delicious.  Beaufort, NC remains in my top 5 list of places to layover.
21 June:
6:55 AM we depart Beaufort, NC headed for Bellhaven, NC. via the ICW.  We have 60 nm. to cover today.    We had several long legs that had strong winds on the nose which slowed our progress.  We secure in Bellhaven at 5:50 PM.
22 June: 
6:50 AM we depart Bellhaven headed for Coinjock.  The weather is a cool 72 degrees.  It feels more like spring than early summer.  We have a long run of 76 nm today.  We make good time and use the head sail when we can to give us extra speed and secure at Coinjock at 7:05 PM.  Just before arrival we go through a small rain shower which washes down the boat nicely.  During the night we get another rinse.
23 June
5:50 AM we depart Coinjock headed for Norfolk.  It is a short 46 nm. run today but we have to deal with six bridges and one lock all with restrictive opening schedules.  I  normally try to make this run during the weekend when most bridges are on demand rather than on the hour or on the hour and half hour.   The temperature was cool and long sleeves felt good.  We had the best of luck with only two delays totaling about 45 minutes.  We secure at the Tidewater Marina around 2:40 PM.
24 June
8:00 AM we depart.  We have a short 49 Mile run and as our luck would have it the wind and the current are on our nose all the way.  We enter the very narrow channel into Jackson Creek behind a local.  The channel has a very unusual 90 degree turn about 30 yards from the bank.  We secure at  the Deltaville Marina at 5:15 PM. 
25 June
6:31 AM we depart.  We have a 68 mile run today and again we had wind and current on our nose most of the day.  We secure at the Pax River Naval Air Station Marina at 5:30 PM.
26 June
5:31 AM we depart as the sun is rising.  We wanted to get an early start today to hopefully avoid the thunderstorms predicted for later in the afternoon.  We secured at Osprey Point Marina and Yacht Club at 2:45 PM.  All very happy to have completed a 2451 nm passage safe and sound.  Crew cleaned up the boat and then themselves and plan on enjoying  a good dinner at the inn.  Captain John and Crewmember Curt will return to home base tomorrow.

  
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48 ft. Powerboat delivery from Cancun, Mexico to Ft. Lauderdale, FL.  Texas/Florida based captains selected -- TBD.  Departure TBD
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42 ft. Powerboat delivery from Seattle, WA to San Francisco, CA.  Seattle based captain selected -- TF.  Departure Oct.
37 ft. Sailboat delivery from Bellingham, WA to San Francisco Bay.  Seattle based captain selected -- GB.  Departure June.
37 ft. Sailboat delivery from Victoria, BC to San Francisco, CA.  Seattle base captain selected -- GB.  Departure May.

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