Wind shifted easterly around 3am. Boat bobbled and water lapping against the hull woke me. By 0730--probably 10-15 mph--forecast up to 20 this afternoon. Probably will not get full effect as we have buildings south and north, but the harbor axis generally east/west and the predominant wind direction is easterly, but forecast to veer southeast as day progresses. Not cold. 60 degrees with light rain showers now and then. Anchor holding so far. There are a couple of sailboats unoccupied and one sport fisher unoccupied near, but they also appear well anchored. Additionally, there is a 40 foot catamaran and one other sailboat in the anchorage with us. Three of us are the only boats in anchorage with anchor lights.
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| choppy anchorage Destin harbor |
Spent a couple of hours cleaning inside helm area to the aft berth area. Sweep, wipe down then wax and buff with towels. Looks much better cleaned and waxed. Wind strong from ESE 15 steady, gusts over 20. Remainder of day spent reading and route planning and researching anchorages further east. Significant weather forecast the middle to later this coming week.
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| Windy--steady and gusty till sunrise. |
Did not dinghy off the boat today. Harbor was just too choppy and our little 8 foot paddle powered dink was not of interest to us. Nothing ashore we needed, except Ice; not critical yet. Anticipate diminishing wind tonight, so we are planning on departure tomorrow.
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