Daytona to Cocoa Beach

We left early because we had a long day ahead.....still dreary skies as we pass the high rise condos at Daytona.

This is for those interested in bridge clearance heights.  Usually, the ICW (Intracoastal Waterway) bridges have about 64+ feet of clearance under them.  These boards are on each bridge so that boaters can read the clearance height at all times as the tides change.

Many sailboats have around 64 mast heights just for this reason - to get the most performance out of the sails that is possible for the size of boat and still be able to transit the ICW.  Our mast is somewhere around 60' so we don't have to worry much about bridge clearances.   With the strong winds there are apparently abnormally high tides lately - and many sailors would be watching these boards very closely.   A boat like our old Glory Days would simply have to wait for low tide at each bridge before transiting.  Would make for  a very slow trip down the ICW!
 

Underway Duane got the watermaker pump installed and operational after some adjustments.

 The scenery for a good part of the journey today.  Still dreary. 

But finally found some sunshine!  Anchored at Cocoa Beach and will move to Vero Beach tomorrow.