It was a solemn morning, both quiet and all business as we prepared. Listened carefully to the weather, started the engine and dropped the mooring ball.
This is it.
So we made it out, only one other sailboat off in the distance, it was early, cold and windy. Yesterday tons of sailboats out, but today, it was just us and in incoming barge.
Lumpy, seas, cold with a lot of wave action. I think it took us close to 7 hours to make it to Pillar Point. With the waves, we had to adjust our direction so the waves didn't continually toss us about.
The Moon held up well, and we had most things pretty well stowed. It seemed to take forever, and we had a little spray over the bow, and a few sprinkles. We took a slip for the night, not feeling very cruiserlike, but we are still finding our way, and it was good to turn on the heater.
It was a good thing too, as it rained like crazy last night, and we were snug and warm all night.
I'm working on passagemaking tips like, "make sure one shirt is tucked into your pants so your back does not get cold"
Don't know if this is making any sense, I'm still a little tired this morning, but looking forward to warmer weather.
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