The plan worked perfectly. We left Georgetown around 10AM and hit the mouth of the sea at noonish. The winds were strong and seas were rough but we managed a 7.5 nm average until midnight. That being with a reefed mainsail and full jib. We made it across the Gulf Stream by 6AM the next morning with very little diversion from our hopeful route.
We only saw a couple of distant commercial vessel all day. A few dolphins joined me around 5PM. Now that we are past the Gulf Stream, we probably won't encounter much traffic. Vessels going north will be taking advantage of the Gulf stream.
Tomorrow will bring slightly lighter winds and then there's a lull on Friday.
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