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Matt and Jessica install an induction stovetop in a boat at Kentmore marina before relocating to Savannah, Georgia, to assist a friend in moving a boat named Westwind to Florida.0:08 The crew departs Savannah with a buddy boat, Taylor’s Travels, planning a 122-mile offshore passage to St. Augustine.5:19 They time their departure for slack tide to navigate the river current.5:16 Once in the Atlantic, they sail with 15-knot northerly winds on the beam, eventually deploying the mainsail to reduce oscillation and increase speed by one knot.8:42 As winds die down, the crew alternates between power-sailing and using the genoa to maintain a speed of 5.5 knots.11:29 The passage proceeds with the two vessels maintaining close proximity throughout the night.11:45 The crew plans to enter the St. Augustine Inlet the following morning, noting the location’s history of hazardous breaking waves and a previous incident involving a fouled propeller.14:37

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