The excitement of the departure provided little sleep. We were up at 5:30 to prep for leaving the dock. Coffee and coffee cake were provided for breakfast. We started the engine and received instructions on lines from the Captain. Irina and I let go the lines a little early but with maneuvering we left the very tight dock space and headed out through twisted channels and 4 bridges for the ocean. At a critical juncture, we ran aground but were able to back off without incident and head to the fuel dock for back up oils and fluids. The dock store did not have everything we needed so the dock master took Chris in his own car around town to get the remaining items. We left the dock heading into a strong tidal current on the bow. Kevin planed the tactics well having us take the lines off in the correct order at the correct times. There were many boats, small and gigantic, as it was the weekend. Shortly after entering the open sea, Kevin scheduled a surprise “man overboard” drill with Irina doing well and :Chris and I doing less well, A small leak into the engine room bilge was a concern but we kept going monitoring it every two hours.
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