We left Brunswick last Wednesday and had to take the ICW to Daytona, this took us three days. We were finally able to go outside on Saturday and sailed for the next 54 hours to West End, Bahamas. The reason for the ICW was weather related, it was raining, high winds and cold. The ICW is a inland waterway going up the East Coast of the US. The trip across the Gulf Stream was quick, for sailboat standards, about 12 hours. We sailed across with a triple reefed main alone and with a west 25-30 it was really an easy sail. However we arrived at West End at about 2 AM and had to sail down the coast and then back, this ended up taking us about as long as the rip over the Gulf Stream. The reason for the side trip down the coast was because it is not a good idea to sail into a strange port at night with gusting winds to 37. The boat we are sailing on is a 42 foot Tanya, which George just bought back in November of last year. The crew consists of George Bloodworth, his son Scott, Jack Sterrett, and myself. We are planning on being gone another 5 five weeks. The weather appears to be improving and we are heading down the Abacos tomorrow. The Abacos are just one chain of the Bahamas. Yesterday we bought four lobsters from a guy diving for $20, this will be our dinner for tonight. I hate to pay for lobsters when we having our diving gear with us, but the water is really cold. Well I have to go take my cloths out of the washer and put them in the dryer. More to come Crew of the SV Celebration