Captain’s Log – Tue 5/27/25
Three months to the day since we departed on our epic retirement cruise to the Bahamas, we arrived safely back in our home slip at St Pete Yacht Club in Pass-a-Grille. All totaled up, we sailed 1495nm. Well almost safely, after all that I scratched the boat pulling into my barnacle crusted dock. 🙁
Other than being a bit hot, we had a perfect passage home. The dock master at Venice stocked us up with ice, the wind blew us right off the dock and we were on our way. We motor sailed until shortly after lunch when the sea breeze filled in enough to give us a perfect broad reach home. As we neared Tampa Bay, we picked up an escort from some playful dolphins. We sailed all the way in through the Pass-a-Grille channel relishing every last second of our final sail.
We saw our friends on another sailboat who were in the Bahamas as well coming in about an hour or so behind us. They had to cut their trip short due to an injury so we stuck around to help the dock since I figured they would be short handed and the current was ripping out.
Mahalo to my friend Art who gave us a lift home. We now have to “move” back in to our house, get the boat cleaned up and maintenance completed for the two weekend cruises we have planned in June, the first weekend in June actually. A busy week ahead for sure. I think I’m working harder since I retired!
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