Sunday we picked up the rental minivan and headed over to pick up the Captain. It was a five or so hour drive south from Savannah, GA to Melbourne, FL. Pretty uneventful - and long. We closed on Friday and were anxious to get there - she'd been ours for 2 days and we were sure she was getting lonely. We were like kids waiting to get to the waterpark - we joked, but Are we there yet? kept bouncing around the whole trip.
We stopped by West Marine and picked up the whisker pole (I know what it does now!) and after a quick run through of the boat, we headed to the grocery store to stock up on a few last minute items. There were some issues with the A/C units - in fact, we're still figuring out what exactly is going on... We also got her running and over to the fuel docks just before they closed. The marina she was staying in was crazy-tight and crowded. But the Captain got her around after some tricky maneuvering.
Our first sunset |
Cruising the ICW. That storm caught us and we got a free shower. |
We headed out Tuesday morning - a bit before low tide, so we were able to actually see the sand bars as we headed out to the ocean. Motor yacht was still lounging on the sand bar. I guess they didn't want to be bothered with getting off during the 4:30am high tide...
A pile of squirmy manatees in the inlet. |
We feel like we learned a lot. We debated over hiring a Captain - but wouldn't trade that experience/knowledge for anything. I definitely recommend it for any other new sailors bringing their ship home!
That's about it. We got to the marina in one piece. Luna was awesome - we were really pleased with the sail home and the comfort level of the 393. Almost as comfortable as our couch when we got home and passed out for 12hrs.
ps.
We never used that $400 whisker pole.
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