Neptune is not being kind to Jule III. Ann is not being
kind to Bob. Poor Bob. When we left the Cape Fear, we were promised by
NOAA to have NW winds. Nope, out of the SW. Hmm, we are going SW. OK,
we can do that as they are calling for only 2-3 foot seas. Hmm, they
lied! Four to 6 foot seas on the nose for 24 hours is not good; Ann
told me so. We had to motor at 3,000 RPM which really consumed the
fuel. Jule III carries 40 gallons of diesel in her main tanks and
another 35 gallons in portable tanks. We did a few 'in flight'
refueling. Unfortunately, the boat was pitching so violently, the fuel
was shooting out of the filler pipe. Yep, diesel all over the cockpit.
Ann was not happy so Bob was not happy. As we approached our turn-off
point for Beaufort SC, Ann said .. "why don't we go to Fernandina?".
Wow, the waves were still shaking our brain, but she wanted to
continue. All right! Oh yeah, we lost our windless cover to the
incessant waves.
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