Monday, May 23, 2011

ELSKE May 23 Marathon to Miami

Left Marathon YC at 0730 with friendly send off by Dixons and other new friends.

Sleeping aboard is starting to feel like home.  All boat equipment is working well.
Wind and current is on the nose with overcast skies.
ELSKE is running at 7.8 knots

Planned route is ICW to  Channel 5, then Hawk Channel to Angelfish Creek. At which point we will go back to ICW to Miami.

May 23, 2011 7:30 am 
Wind Direction: E (100°)
Wind Speed: 5 knots
Wind Gust: 9 knots
Atmospheric Pressure:30.03 in (1017.0 mb)
Air Temperature: 80°F (26.9°C)
Water Temperature:87°F (30.4°C)

11:00 am
ELSKE traveling up Hawk Chanel.
Winds out of the East 10-15 knots, seas 3-4. We are bouncing a little but doing just fine. We have our Type 1 life jackets on bridge with us. ;-))

3:45 Angelfish Creek - beautiful, easy to navigate. WoW is Biscayne Bay BIG.

7:30 pm ARRIVED at Miamarina -- 12 hour straight running - ELSKE IS A CHAMP!

NICE marina -- Can't Wait Until our other Boats get here tomorrow - It's PARTY TIME for GHYC!

1 comment:

  1. Hi Jackie and David,
    I just love being able to follow your trip. Enjoy yourselves life is too short. I will be checking your blog every night.

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