We're having to acclimate to Florida's high temperatures, high humidity and afternoon thunder showers. At 6PM I'm on anchor watch during a downpour with 20kt winds. I hope Captain Ron is right when he said, "They come on you fast and they leave you fast." (Update: right he is. Four hours later the stars are out and winds calm.)
We've had a hard time getting Nellie's factory original, 45 lb, stainless, Danforth anchor to set. Try as we may we continually embarrass ourselves by dragging it all around the anchorage. Clearly the flukes are not digging. But by short-scoping, i.e. putting out enough rode for the anchor to touch bottom plus about 10', before backing down, the flukes will dig in. We've had good luck with this technique several times in a row now. Funny how different anchors require different techniques to set well.
It's been a nice relaxing day. Someone even got to do some cross stitch.
At anchor in Lake Boca Raton. 22nm today and 22nm total for the trip. DBH
