Day 53: Palm Beach, FL to Port Orange, FL

We got up early – it was barely 5:30am when we left Palm Beach's gorgeous inlet, passed Peanut Island and headed straight into the magnificent sunrise.

We headed north to Fort Pierce where we met Captain Chris from Yacht Services and refueled. After leaving Fort Pierce we headed north east around Cape Canaveral, and then took a straight line to Ponce De Leon inlet. About 12NM's outside the inlet we hit a very aggressive storm which truly put the little 34 to the test.

With winds between 45 and 60mph, we were in a torrential downpour, and 4-8 footers! We were taking waves over the bow, but running at 8 knots the Swift 34 plowed through it all and got us out of the storm after an hour and a half of battle.

It was really challenging for The Greatest Loop, but she did just what we expected of her!

We arrived safely at Port Orange around 8:15 PM, where Capt Jeff Knoll from St Barts Yachts took over.