33.3 % improvement

Amid gentle breezes and warm temperatures we set forth into Sarasota Bay again. This time we went to the middle of the bay and opened the throttle to full speed. This assured a completely wanton fuel consumption; however, we had the blessing of our mechanic since he wanted to know our top end RPM's. Additionally we needed to burn off the old diesel fuel that is over a year old.

 Our return went better by a third. I aborted the first docking inside the marina, left and tried again. The second try was perfect. At least perfect in the sense we made it into our own slip and De Anne was unable to find any new hull marks.

 Ron, our next door neighbor, caught us turning around for our second docking attempt:

The next trip may be an overnight to test anchoring and so that De Anne can play her favorite night-time boat game - "what's that sound?".

 After that an exciting trip to Marina Jack's for a $600/$700 fill-up.