The neighboring boat to us last night was a liveaboard who said he had two anchors out but it turned out both anchors were all of his bow. If I had known that we would not have anchored so close to him but all was well because it was a quiet night. We cast off about 915 and the morning was clear and cool but unfortunately the wind was light from the south so we could not sail. After about 10 miles we reached the Palm Beach area and passed several cruise ships and containerships and also marinas with some of the largest yachts we have ever seen. see pictures below. They are so big there is no chance they can navigate in the Intracoastal Waterway so they are limited to deepwater ports like Palm Beach Fort Lauderdale and Miami. There were also some of the largest houses we have ever seen. The wind came up a little from the west so we were able to sail for about an hour and motorsail for another hour or two after that but otherwise the day was all under power. We passed under 13 bridges today, all but three of them with restricted opening times so we waited anywhere from 2 minutes to 20 minutes to pass through.
Because of daylight savings time we aimed to stop at around 6 o'clock instead of our previous 5 o'clock standard. We found a slip at the Delray Harbor Club Marina in the high rent district. Sandy says to get over it. One of our neighbors is a 100 footer, a mere dinghy compared to those we saw earlier today. The big yachts tend to have Georgetown Cayman Islands as their home port, presumably a flag of convenience for tax reasons. They probably apply for registration while they are down there depositing a container load of money. We have observed that owners of power boats under 100 feet have no taste when it comes to the name for their boat. Example: bye love ya see ya. How about wheather oar knot? I'm going to do all of my corrections I'm going to do all of my corrections I'm going to hurt I'm going to the haha.
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About 30 miles today a very pleasant day although we wished we could sail more. We have been cursed with light and contrary winds but otherwise the conditions have been beautiful and we are enjoying ourselves immensly. How not?
Late in the day we passed a large boat apparently operating entirely with solar power. Don't miss the picture below.
We should reach Fort Lauderdale with an easy day tomorrow and our hope is to sale in the ocean from there to government cut in Miami if weather permits.
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