Two days after returning from France I flew to West Palm Beach to help a friend bring his new boat back to the Chesapeake.  What a beautiful boat - a 2004 Haylas 46 with custom hard top and custom Arch.  They now have to sell their 39' Pearson once they get it ready.

S/V Patriot

There was quite a bit to do to get the boat ready as the former owner had taken everything off and moved it to a storage locker.  Everything had to be put back on, all systems checked and the boat provisioned (luckily there was a Wynn Dixie within walking distance of the marina.  In addition, we had to get familiar with the boat and plan for the passage.  Thursday and Friday were consumed by the prep work and by Saturday morning we were ready with the Corky and Deb (the owners) me and Dick Tudan as crew.  The forecast was as good as could be hoped for with wind out of the South or SW for the next several days as we proceeded up the coast toward Norfolk.  The only hitch was the possibility of scattered or isolated T-storms.  We did hit rain, sometimes heavy but no thunder or lightning nearby.  Winds were as predicted and ranged between 13 - 18 kts on most of the voyage, hitting 22 - 28 for one small portion.  Much of the voyage was under sail, which was GREAT.  The icing on the cake that made the trip even better was that we caught 2 mahi on the hand line I had rigged as we approached Cape Hatteras.  The biggest one was about 15 pounds.  

Corky

Deb 

The route

We left the Dock in West Palm on Saturday 6/29 at 6:30 am and pulled into the slip in Annapolis on Wed 7/3 at 10:30 pm - very fast and very much fun!!

This week I meet with the owner of "Starburst" a Halberg Rassy 43 on which I am potential crew member for this year's Caribbean 1500.