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| Delinquent Sailboat in St Augustine |
I am skipping back to the original posting settings to see if your comments can be received without you logging in to a site! The problem here is that now you can't see the location. Dilemma! I think it's most important to see the exact location of Fiu on any given day. Therefore, I will once again return to the new format with location and comments if you are willing to sign in. Personally, I don't like to sign in places in general so don't feel obligated. I'm just glad you are reading about our trip!
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| Bridge north of St Augustine Harbor |
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Today will not be forgotten! We started out with clouds and cool winds. The winds eventually changed to gusts and then changed still again to steady high winds with gusts! In English this means by early afternoon the wind was a constant 20 knots and the gusts reached 31 knots. Keep in mind a gale is 36 knots of wind! We tried two recommended anchorages and both were bogus! The water was much shallower than reported and we were at near high tide! We traveled down the Matanzas River five miles south of St Augustine, FL to reach the second anchorage. It was so shallow I nearly became hung up. That's it! I turned around and headed back to a marina in St Augustine I like from previous trips. While this seems like a waste of time and fuel we were safe and had peace of mind that we wouldn't be up all night worrying about the shallows or anchor dragging in the high winds. I treated the cost of the marina and Bonnie treated me to a seafood dinner and draft beer at "Happy Hour" at Hurricane Patty's!
There are few pics from today because we were so concerned about the high winds and their effect on the water and the safe handling of Fiu. While sailing requires wind sometimes the wind is at extremes. We are not equipped to handle this kind of wind and enjoy it.
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| Ft in St Augustine Harbor |
Captain Sid
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