Ok well got that Old Girl moved. My first time on a sailboat and I have to say im a little impressed about the
Hunter Cherubini 37. But ill get to that a little later. We left Regetta Marina at 9:00 in Palmetto
Florida and arrived at the Crow's Nest in 5:15. And we did the
ICW all the way. My
Captain did open the
sails to show me how it was done while i the Manatee River around 10:00. Not much there due to the fact that the
Yanmar Diesel was doing 7.2 knots. That's pretty fast even for a first timer. So we did go through 5 draw bridges that open every 20 until you get to Blackburn Point and Albee Bridge. They were on call. And we sailed so fast that we were at each 20 min bridge either dead on time or 5 mins early. We did almost come aground in the Venice and South
Sarasota Area. So if you ever take the
ICW route. Please stay in the marker and then still keep your finger crossed. I had a 5'4" and almost did twice. We did open
sails in
Sarasota Bay and that was fun. even under sail, 7 knots all day long.(8.2 at one point. I Don't know how to post Picks her yet though). Very nice, fast enough for first time Moderate
Bluewater Cruiser for me! And now that I'm literately 5 mins from the Gulf I will be on that Baby Every Week.... No more ICW for me. Great for Lessons tho. Thanks Alexander!
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