We left Fort Pierce this morning and headed outside, about 3 miles offshore. I don’t think I’ve ever seen the Atlantic this calm. It was almost like glass. The water is getting more and more blue with every mile.
During the trip South we saw dolphins, but unlike their ICW cousins, these ones didn’t seem to want to get close to our boat. They played in our wake, but only 1 felt brave enough to be right next to us. We also saw a lone sea turtle drifting along, but he disappeared quickly after we spotted him.
As we approached the Lake Worth inlet, we heard a call that 70 small sail boats, taking part in a regatta would be exiting the inlet as we entered. It was quite the spectacle!
Lake Worth is a very popular anchorage, maybe the most popular on the East coast? Literally hundreds of boats anchored here, some temporary, like us, some permanent. There are a ton of mega yachts here as well, and we even watched a cruise ship depart.
Tomorrow we will continue South, outside, to Fort Lauderdale where we will spend the night at a marina.