Didn’t leave St. Augustine until 9:30am but did 53 miles and arrived just before dark. The customs boat was the first to greet us. Two men offered to catch our lines. The younger one pulled the bow in and cleated it with us still moving so there is a gouge in the topsides now. He is the mate on one of the water taxis. Wow! At 1:30 in the morning a boat wake bounced us against the dock. A few minutes later there was a loud knocking on deck that turned out to be the Coast Guard. They were looking for a 22′ cuddy cabin and that maybe a 37′ sailboat could be disguised as one. Boy was I pissed. I envisioned them in school being shown a picture with the teacher asking “sailboat or powerboat?” I know they are just kids and I really liked the crew that boarded me in Charleston.
