Wayne just announced 45 minutes to departure.

Jackie made breakfast.

Got up at 07:30. It looks like it's shaping up to be a gorgeous day.

Sadly I lost my hat yesterday.

Quiet slow tired night. Solo at the bar across the street to grab bite to eat. Blueberries and pecans do not a dinner make.

It looks like the.worst of the rain and wind having passed. Calm now. I was so tired I actually fell asleep at the settee.

Back at the boat after minorly soggy walk back. I was glad Jackie suggested I bring my Gil foul weather gear.

Waiting at the bar for the worst of the rain to pass.

The storm front finally started blowing through. Adventure Lunch.

With winds building to gusts of 40 we've opted to stay at the dock.

ADVICE:

“Remember, boys and girls, never pour boiling water into your French press. Water boils at 212° and that temperature will over-extract your coffee, causing bitterness. The best temperature to pour water into your French press is from 200° to 204°. Get yourself an inexpensive digital thermometer from Amazon and get down with your bad self.I bring mine to a boil, then take it off the heat and wait until it cools down to at least 204° before pouring it into the ground coffee in the press. I swirl the coffee as the water goes in to get all of the grounds wet and I stop when the mixture is at least an inch below the bottom of the spout. Then I wait about a minute and a half and I gently pour some more of the water in. You will see that this will release a lot of air that was trapped in the grounds. I will keep pouring the water in until the coffee / water mixture is a quarter inch below the bottom of the spout. Then I will put the top of the press on and wait until my 4-minute timer (started right before I pour the first water in) sounds to press. Cheers!”

Good very tiring day.

Back at the dock. The wind pushed us into the dock at a good clip.

Practicing docking at the pump out station in reverse with wind off the dock.

We did man overboard drills and are now heading into a smaller basin to practice in tighter quarters.

Practicing turning figure eights in 20kts of wind in forward and reverse. Very educational.

Jackie at the helm. We're working on developing a feel for how the boat turns under power.