I left Sandy Hook at around 6:30 this morning under a bright red/purple sky and motored out against a flood tide (blessed by a very unusual "bent" rainbow directly overhead). Unfortunately the forecast winds did not present themselves until after a tasty lunch of beef stew on rice, but Alana is now swishing southward at just under 6 knots.
I've amused myself with a good book on Bill Donovan, eating and even a little fishing. I had a good sized fish on briefly (type unknown), but it managed to free itself before I could even get sight of it.
Tonight, I plan to snooze in the cockpit, waking every 20 minutes or so to look around. I have an electronic timer to wake me and I'll be setting up the radar to automatically turn on ever 10 or 20 minutes to look around and alert me if it sees anything.
Tomorrow's winds are predicted to veer to the south, so I think I'll be doing well to reach Harbor of Refuge by sunset. I have no desire to pull into a small, unfamiliar port in the dark, so if I can't get anchored before sunset, I'll either stand off through the night or look for another port further south.
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