Ep.48. HEAVY SEAS, a rogue wave; FL to Beaufort NC.

When sailing long distance, we follow weather closely, downloading it at least once a day. When the conditions are challenging, we also use a weather router. Sometimes the forecasts change when on route, or sometimes the waves are larger than expected. We knew it would be a rough start for our trip toward Boston because a NE wind had been blowing, and wind against current in the Gulf stream is always rough. We left West Palm Florida as the winds changes to east as they started to clock towards the south. But with the wind still blowing hard, the seas were confused. We hit one rogue wave and went airborne! After storms through the night, we now had following seas, but the waves were BIG! Probably 20ft and we were surfing down waves at 20-28 kts! But then the wind died, we fell behind our predicted schedule and knew we could not stay ahead of the next storm. So we ducked into Beaufort, NC. Even under lockdown Beaufort was true to its label as "America's coolest small town", with wild horses visible on the barrier islands. Next time, after the pandemic we hope to return to Beaufort to explore the barrier islands. We will continue our way to Boston in the next episode. Our weather router: https://www.commandersweather.com/ Music by Epidemic Sound A Bitter Love by Sven Karlsson (Intro music) South is that way by Lofive, Divity (Instrumental and full versions) You break Down by Czar Donic Dearest Friend - for coming into Beaufort Soleado Lost in Atlantis – by Smartface (end music) *Web site*: http://www.biotrek-sailing.com Videos with Heavy Sea sailing Ep. 40 Wicked currents and high winds    • Ep.40. Wicked CURRENTS and high  WINDS. Ru...   Ep. 23 Arc start    • Ep. 23. ARC START - BioTrek  one of first ...   Ep.18 Lanzarote to start of the ARC    • Ep 18  Lanzarote to start of ARC   Ep. 16 Storms, winds,    • Ep 16 Storm, wind, repairs and tweaking th...   Ep.12 En route at last    • Ep 12. En route at last with 40 kts  of wind   Ep. 5 Fast trip to Cannes    • Ep. 5 Fast trip to Cannes   Technical and DIY videos Ep. 46 Generator    • Ep.47. What's up with the GENERATOR?   Ep. 45 Tips on anchoring; new reefing system    • Ep.45. Amid COVID-19 LOCKDOWN, a  sail fro...   Ep. 44 Covid-19 Masks    • Ep 44  DIY Face masks that fit! - see comm...   Ep. 34 Drones    • Ep 34  DJI Mavic Pro FIRST FLIGHT and rook...   Boat tours Ep. 1 Launch of BioTrek    • Ep. 1 Launch of Outremer 5X BioTrek   Ep. 6 Cannes Yacht show    • Ep. 6. Cannes boat show, and inside new ca...   Ep. 19 New Crew arrives and Boat tour    • Ep  19. New Crew arrives and BOAT TOUR!   Produced with CyberLink PowerDirector 17.