Norfolk to Fort Lauderdale

Sebastien Decroix, Nick Leggatt, and I motored Melina out from the Chesapeake bay early (American) thanksgiving morning in calm winds and grey skies. The calm of the bay was deceptive and, even with Seb’s  warning that “the waves will be a bit impressive, yea,” I wasn’t prepared for the turbulent seas where the tropical gulf stream and the cold North Atlantic waters meet. It seemed about as rough as water can get to my green eyes.