So, we’re stuck in Miami for about another day, waiting on a part for our autopilot. The boat’s otherwise ready to go, so what else to do but head out for a test sail? So, off we embarked on Andiamo’s first real adventure under sail! Woo-hoo!
Heading out of the dock, I figured now would be a good time to go by the fuel dock and top off the tanks. So, with Mahi at the wheel I proceed to get the boat ready to dock up, when… uh-oh… we RUN AGROUND!!! Seems there’s a nice shoal right in the middle of Grove Key Marina’s basin. Who knew? Hmmm, funny how this kind of thing never happens in California. Oy…
So, we have a couple of cold drinks while we wait for the tow boat to pull us off the shoal (Thank you BoatUS unlimited membership!!!), and once we’re free, we forsake the fuel dock idea and head out into the bay! We get the boat under full sail, and off we go! We actually navigated around the bay to several different spots! It was kinda cool. The weather was great, winds were kinda light on and off, but man, we were SAILING AGAIN! Andiamo handled her maiden trial run like a true champ. Mahi will post some photos shortly.
Almost the best part was being able to come back to the dock without any major impacts. Nice change.
Hey! Haven’t you guys set sail to mexico already??/ 😉