Pine Island to St. Augustine

We spent a very quiet night on anchor at Pine Island with Valiant and Full Circle.  The first of the SAIL Rally fleet passed our anchorage as we weighed anchor.  It was only 12 miles to St. Augustine. Our goal was to make the 1130 opening of the Bridge of Lions so as to arrive at the St. Augustine Municipal Marina near slack tide.  Those of us who anchored at Pine Island missed the opening by just few minutes and we had to wait an hour for the next opening.  We still got in with little interference from the current and not much later than the rest of the fleet.

Full Circle and Valiant, Pine Island Anchorage

Everyone was busy the first few hours after our arrival washing down their boats, taking showers and exploring the sites near the marina. Docktails started at 1700 and everyone was in a very cheerful mood. We had reached our final port together on a bright, warm sunny day and now had a few days to rest and tour historic St. Augustines before our final briefing and departing on our separate ways.

On the Tolomato River

Castillo de San Marcos

Docktails at St. Augustine Municipal Marina