Our second night stay was at grand key. We were able to anchor in the town area harbor. We have been here a few days to wait out a wind storm that happened last night with high winds and heavy rains and lighting for a few hours.
We had an exciting adventure late one afternoon when a larger freight vessel that left a dock right behind us needed to exit the narrow harbor. This large delivery ship lost one whole motor of two so it couldn’t steer. We had to quickly release our anchor chain to get out if it’s way as it spun in various circles trying to exit the harbor around several sailboats anchored. It hit the boat next to us and nearly grounded next as local boats scrambled over with power boats to push it away from going aground. The big boat just spun and went backwards for the next 1/2 mile before it finally set an anchor to stop as a place to be repaired. Later that night a heavy 30 knot wind and lightning storm forced the same sailboat that was hit by the delivery ship to have their anchor drag placing them within feet of the coral. They tried 3 times to reset the anchor at 2 am in a rain and wind storm. They decided to tie up at the docks after the anchor wouldn’t set.
We got the outboard serviced and was able to motor to a beach at the end of the island.
Adventures of Scott and sailor 