This has been a fantastic learning experience! I freely admit that on this trip anyway, I did not know what I did not know.
The good ship Last Chance had been shipped overland from Toronto and had to be re-rigged. This was on top of the fact that the owner had just purchased her so he was unfamiliar with her. This allowed me to take part in setting up the boat as well as trouble shooting issues. I have found this to an invaluable experience. We installed the sails, took care of electrical issues. I even learned that the boat had two electrical systems due to air conditioning and heating being added later.
We then had to provision for trip which has now morphed into beginning the route down The Inter-Coastal Waterway (ICW) to give us a chance to get used to the boat before entering the open sea. We intend travel the ICW down to the Carolinas and cross the Gulf Stream toward the Bahamas. By then we should be familiar enough with the boat to attempt the open water passage to Bimini and the Bahamas as our entry into the Caribbean.
