Day One of Year Two - Vero Beach to Cocoa

We made the 48 mile run from Vero to Cocoa in about 8 hours.  The weather was turning against us as we had scattered thunderstorms through out the afternoon.  They were not too severe or long lasting; however, the forecast for the night was for heavy rains and high winds (20 - 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots).  We anchored south of the bridge just off Cocoa.  The anchor quickly took hold and we laid out 175 feet of chain.  The winds picked up as the night went on and the boat danced a bit but it wasn't enough to keep us from getting a decent night's sleep.  Dwayne hooked up a back-up snubber line in case the primary snubber line chaffed through or broke under the heavy load it was handling.  Foreign Affair got a good washdown in the overnight rains.

What is a snubber?   http://www.bwsailing.com/bw/cruising-news/the-snubber/

Back-up Snubber

Enough anchored with Foreign Affair.  Hakuna Matada remained in the slip she took yesterday.  She will remain in Cocoa until repairs can be made to her engine mounts.  She sheared one of her engine mounting bolts during her approach to Cocoa.  Fortunately, she was able to get into her slip at the marina. Repairs will begin on Monday and she won't be able to depart Cocoa until Tuesday at the soonest. Foreign Affair and Enough will continue on to St. Augustine.  Hakuna Matada will eventually rejoin them there.