We waved goodbye to all the sailors at Bock Marine, at 9:15am. Diane was at the helm all the way down Core Creek, and took us under the lift-bridge. On our way towards the open ocean, we noticed an island with some wild horses roaming around. We adjusted the wind instruments and then hoisted the main sail! Finally the wind was going to take us where we wanted to go, wing on wing. On our way out of the marked channel we noticed the 47ft U.S. Coast Guard lifeboat. Identical to the ones on the West coast, except they aren't painted red. The winds were blowing 20-25 knots and somet
imes gusting up to 35 knots, I could hardly feel the strength of the wind because it was coming from our stern. Met a few sailors along the way, S/V "Seahawk" on a Morgan 41, with six people on board, heading to Charleston, SC. & sailing vessel "Anastasia". Our main goal was to stay 20 miles offshore, and avoiding a large shoal called "Frying Pan Shoal". Just before the sun went down we saw 14 dolphins pacing the bow of the sailboat. They were very playful. At 6pm we began our night watch schedule. Everyone had a three hour watch, and my shift was between midnight to 3am. I headed straight to the sea berth after eating a banana for dinner, slept very well. During Diane's shift the winds increased and we had an accidental jibe which was caused from the auto pilot letting go. I woke up at midnight for my shift and rounded the shoals at approximately 1am. Things because less nerve wracking after passing the shallow depths and reefs.
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