S/V Quetzal- Sailing Overnight Offshore St Augustine to Cape Canaveral

Name: S/V Quetzal- Sailing Overnight Offshore St Augustine to Cape Canaveral
Uploaded: 2024-04-06T16:21:42.000Z
Duration: 4 min 38 s
Description: SV Quetzal motors and sails overnight from St. Augustine to Port Canaveral in light, shifting winds.

6. april 2024 · 4 min · 1K visninger · Florida Coast

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SV Quetzal, a sailboat moored for 31 days at St. Augustine Municipal Marina Mooring Field, departs through the Bridge of Lions into the Atlantic on an overnight offshore passage to Cape Canaveral.Watch The forecast calls for light wind and sunny weather, and conditions match the prediction: intermittent sailing punctuated by motoring throughout the run.0:42 After 10 hours underway, the boat has covered 55 nautical miles with roughly 50 remaining to Port Canaveral.2:26 Wind patterns shift repeatedly — a brief sailing stretch leaving St. Augustine, then a dying breeze, then a sea breeze at sunset that forces a tack change from starboard to port, then more motoring, then a beam wind around 10 p.m. pushing 6 knots.2:52 That wind is expected to drop again by 2 a.m. The crew, including Lizzie, anticipates more motoring before arrival.3:03 The passage illustrates a common Florida offshore scenario: light and variable winds requiring frequent engine use to maintain progress on a coastal overnight run.