Well, they managed to get the dock lines off and leave before dark this year!  I (this is posted by Ben) came down to drop off their laptop and sat phone in time to “help” with some last minute preparations (I helped clean out their condo fridge, aka eat lunch).  Then Jake listened to Herb, we untied the lines and unhooked the cord, and off they went.  It was a chilly 28ºF in the car when I got to it.  In the pictures you can actually see the heat rising out of the water because it’s still over 50º.  They’re in for a cold night for sure with the wind, but they’re also looking good weather wise in terms of maybe skipping a fuel stop in Bermuda.  Time will tell for that.

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Testing the email writing system before the boat leaves. They’re
packing avalanche as I type with a weather window today. It’s looking
like a 2pm departure time. Lets see if this get’s posted.
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