Third time in George Town - maybe we'll be charmed

Sunday morning we left Farmer's Cay.  We had a 15 mile beat to Normans Pond Cay, which seemed to take forever.  Yesterday we had a 20 mile beat back to G-Town.  It had to be one of our slowest sails - ever!!  Even though we averaged over 5 knots it took over 8 hours, and we ended up sailing almost 45 miles.  The wind was right on the nose - a race committee couldn't have set a more perfect weather leg.  In spite of being in over 300 feet of water the waves, which were 3 to 5 feet, were only 20 to 50 feet from crest to crest.  The boat was constantly slamming into wave after wave after wave, which kept the speed down.  We had wind speeds from 10 to 20 knots so we had to reef or add more sail area as the wind speed changed.  On a positive note it was hot, bright and sunny.  Normally back on Lake Erie when it's windy it's cloudy or stormy - and no body goes sailing then.

We wanted to be in George Town Tuesday to take advantage of a forecast north wnd to let us sail over to Long Island.  This morning the wind is very light and variable, with mostly east winds forecast.  We might just have to motor if we ever want to make it to Long Island.

Right now, at 8:00 AM, it is already 78 degrees and sunny.   Salt is hygroscopic, which means it absorbs moisture from the air.  Since the humidity is over 90% anything that has been in contact with salt (and with the salt in the air that means almost everything) feels damp and clammy.  It is surprising that there isn't mildew everywhere!  Even after a shower and clean clothes we soon feel sticky again.  The cushion covers anf floors feel damp.  I often wonder when the cats clean themselves if their fur tastes salty?