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5jan2021 Lake Santa Barbara to Home Dock

Birds in Flight — Early morning January 5th leaving Pompano heading to my home dock at Oakland Terrace condos.

4jan2021 Nice Blue Skies

Beautiful blue skies and puffy white (cumulus?) clouds, after a week cold front. I’m heading south from Lake Worth inlet toward Hillsboro Inlet in Pompano

4jan2021 Palm Beach to Pompano

Scroll right or left to view the 6 images in the slideshow, these are from my journey from North Palm Beach/Lake Worth Inlet to Pompano/Hilsboro Inlet

3jan2021 Anchored at MacArthur Park

I anchored off John D. MacArthur Park and was able to dingy over to the park and explore Munyon Island. I stayed overnight here Sunday night.

This is a nice spot to anchor as there is another park on the west side of the waterway that could be used to get supplies or have food delivered to. Lakeside Park would be very convenient by dinghy.

3jan2021 Pompano to North Palm Beach

At times hitting 7.7 knots or more heading north from Pompano toward Palm Beach. The northward push of the Gulf Stream helps for sure. Woo-Hoo! Exhilarating maiden voyage, I got from Hillsboro Inlet to Lake Worth Inlet in about 4 hours using the foresail only. I’m glad I have roller furling for the jib so I don’t have to go out on deck. I can work the foresail from the cockpit.

2jan2021 Preparations

After spending the night on the sailboat in Sunrise Bay New Years Day night, I returned home and checked the NWS marine weather forecast and found it was calling for SE wind at 10-15mph. Prepare for a trip north! Stock the boat with food, ice, water etc.

Sunrise Bay in Fort Lauderdale – I anchored there Friday night.

Moonrise at Lake Santa Barbara in Pompano on Saturday night, anchored anticipating the maiden journey sailing north on the ‘morrow.

1jan2021 Anchored in Fort Lauderdale

On New Years Day the weather was cool, so I anchored in Sunrise Bay, about 1/2 mile from my house “as the crow flies”. I rigged the inflatable and dropped it in the water at George English Park near my house. Parking is scarce at the dock so I typically take the trailer home and ride my bicycle to the park. I lock it up and leave it there and jump in the dinghy and run up to the sailboat at Oakland Terrace condos. I then have wheels at the park when I return in the dinghy. Logistics-R-Me !