Pacific Bound

Our stopover in Bermuda was getting extended because of weather - that combined with our late departure out of Fort Lauderdale was eating into my summer boating plans in the Pacific Northwest. As a result, I decided to bid farewell to Moana Kuewa and her crew and fly back to Seattle. My purpose for joining this adventure was to learn as much as possible about the preparation and outfitting for a blue water crossing, and in this first stage to Bermuda I got my degree.

The seminars given in Ft. Lauderdale by the tour organizer were invaluable, as were the days spent getting the vessel prepared, inspected and provisioned. The leg from Florida to Bermuda was also quite enlightening - the first few days we encountered 5 to 8 ft seas and 30 kts of wind. Seeing how well the Nordhavn 55 sliced through the seas was a tremendous confidence builder. The crew was quite capable, a combination of experience from offshore power, offshore sail, and a US Navy submariner. I made lots of new friends, learned something from almost everyone, and enjoyed hearing the stories and experiences that were so freely shared. To my new friends of the MedBound gaggle, I wish them fair winds and following seas.