"I love it when a plan comes together!"
Ringle and Kite departed Cocoa Village Marina at 11:00 as planned, in 10 to 15 knot east winds, headed northwest towards Titusville. The sky was blue with lots of white cumulus clouds. As soon as the sailboats cleared the harbor channel and headed north, out came their head sails and they were soon making 6.5 to 7 knots toward their destination. The Indian River is wide and over 6 feet deep for a good distance to either side of the ICW. Consequently the navigation did not require the same level of attention as it does when the edge of the ICW is bordered by one foot depths. This was good, because as the winds increased to 20 knots, two-foot waves were careening into Kite's starboard aft quarter, making her yaw and pitch with every large wave. It was impossible to steer a straight course.
As Kite roller coasted through some waves at 7 knots, a dolphin came alongside to play. It swam inches from Kite's side, just below where Lyn was sitting. After it surfaced twice for air, Lyn reached for her phone to take a video, but it swam away before she got it set up. Too bad.
We made the trip to Titusville in about 2.5 hours and had plenty of mooring balls to choose from. Ringle and Kite chose adjacent spots, although it seems unlikely we will try to get together tonight in this howling 20-knot wind. After setting our mooring lines securely and opening up all the hatches to let in the cooling breezes, Lyn went below for a nap. Peter wasn't tired and he decided to write today's blog.
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