Heading to Florida - Passage 2 - West End to West Palm Beach
Elapsed time
11h 40m
Avg. speed
8.3kts
Distance
97.1nm
Moving time
--
Max. speed
-- kts
Palm Beach, FL, USA
Jun 9, 2024 - Jun 10, 2024
Before we even set the anchor in the channel, a nearby sailor kayak over and let us know there had been some recent thefts on boats and even people threatened at gunpoint. With only one other boat in the channel and not wanting to become an obvious target, we checked the weather and decided to sail into the night, across the Gulf Stream to West Palm Beach. The steering felt a bit shakey as we left the channel and I turned off the engine to remove a rope which had become tangled in the prop. The wind was great as we crossed the Gulf Stream, but shifted as we neared West Palm Beach. We ended up getting pushed North and had to battle the current and wind to get to the inlet. Video of this passage can be seen here: https://youtu.be/dDAXdt1a9f4?si=K8HSwve-zbcOA-39
Boat & Crew
Nauti Dream
Beneteau , Oceanis 45
