29 36.16 N 081 03.61 W
This year Libby and I have gravitated to the classical four hour watch schedule. I start at midnight, Libby at 0400 and so on.
We experimented with other schedules, but this once seems to work best in light wind conditions. In heavy weather, we do a lot if adapting.
This midnight watch is very peaceful. Between Port Canaveral and the Saint Johns River, I don't expect to meet any ship traffic at all. The winds are light. The sea is flat. I have a 50% moon. We are also in sight of land.
At night I see the lights of all those bridges we pass under on the ICW. Indeed, at the moment we are only four miles East of the ICW.
There doesn't seem to be much phosforesence (sp?) In the water.
I spotted a sea tuttle and a jumping swordfish, but Libby had the find of the day. Last night on 0400 shift, a nuclear submarine appeared right in front of us. She saw the black mass. It had a single red light showing but she couldn't figure out which way it was going. A pilot boat can alongside the sub and off they went. Below, I heard talk about a "navy unit" on the radio.
P.s. I decided to bypass Saint Augustine and headfor the Saint Johns River.
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As a sailboat, you had right of way over the stink potter sub, right? :)
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