And we're off

MReady to cast off at 0645 hrs when I noticed the alternator wasn't charging. Robert dove right in, carefully studied the alternator wires and noticed the field exciter wire connector had come loose. Reconnected and we were charging again!

So we finally cast off at 0745 hrs. We worked out way across Biscayne Bay, through Biscayne channel and past Stiltsville, a strange collection of houses on stilts at the edge of Biscayne Bay

We are now (0915 hours) off Miami Beach all sails up and drawing and motor sailing at 7 knots expecting to enter the Gulf Stream in about an hour