Leaving Punta Gorda, FL, 1 May 2008, bound for Morehead City, NC.  Arriving Hilton Head Island, SC, 7 May 2008.

Name: Steve Lott

Passage: Punta Gorda, FL, bound for Morehead City, NC

Boat: “Just Us”, an Etap 37

Interests: My first offshore passage

Lessons Learned:

• Space out the Dramamine

• Near-shore freighter traffic is brutal

• Find UPS Ground to ship your PFD rearming kits home

• Know your weather

• Single-line reefing is high friction

• Lazy jacks: blessing and curse