It was a 4 hour trip to Clearwater today, our staging point for crossing the Gulf of Mexico. I was na uneventful trip and we anchored in a cove that was fairly well protected but still a little windy. We went to bed fairly early as we have a 4:30AM start tomorrow for our 15-17 hour trip. The weather looks like it should be great...1-2 foot seas and 5-8 knot winds.