October 24, 2011
Weighed anchor @ 0800 hrs this morning and worked out way out of the basin. Today we plan to make Fishing Bay (37 deg. 32.3' N x 76 deg. 20.2' W) which is about 60 nm distant.
There was very little to no wind so we motored yet once again. This was a beautiful fall day with lots of sunshine. Once again, we made Fishing Bay just as the sun was setting. The entrance to the Bay is a long convoluted affair but worth it for the protection afforded. The Wx forecast was for a NW'ly wind 15-20 kts so I was happy to set anchor in this lovely secure spot. There were several other yachts anchored in the same area.
The Wx forecast was correct and around 0200 hrs on Oct 25th it started to blow from the NW. We could hear our new wind generator cranking out the amps in a quiet purring fashion. This wind generator is very quiet and one hardly notices it working its magic. With the Solar Panel and Wind Generator, we are getting so many amps put into the battery bank that the units have to start dumping some of the energy. When this happens it means that we can invert AC to DC and charge whatever we need. How wonderful is that!!
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