No hurricane winds - What next? - Pros & Cons day

Last night was uneventful! We stayed up, made popcorn, watched a movie... nothing... went to bed.  I have to say it was a bit erie knowing that a hurricane/tropical storm was going to hit during the night cuz I have no idea what that means. We turned out our head lamps and went to sleep until 4:30 light rain started and I was up listening to see how bad it would get... not much more than heavy rain... i could hear the winds funneling through the mountains but it dissipated by the time it got to the bay ... we were tucked in nicely... the winds only got to 20k....

All that work putting things away for nothing... better safe than sorry... which leads me to a pros and cons list of what to do next....

Plan A
Do we leave monday morning and sail straight south?... or
Plan B
Wait a month after hurricane season is over then have Ben and a friend sail down??

Plan A: (leave Monday)
Pros: * We get going so we can get prepared to leave deltaville to get back in time for Pam to return sept 20th.
* We know the boatyard in deltaville (they are slow though)
* We would like the experience of sailing 7-10 days at one time
* We can sail together
* This is what we had planned before - so we can get the boat to the Bahamas during thanksgiving to january 1st.
* We could sail closer to the shore so we can get weather reports

Cons: * We don't know how fast we will travel "beating" into wind.  will it take more than 10 days? If we sail close to shore it might take twice as long??
* we are not sure if the boatyard has time for our repairs??
* The current hurricanes are: Earl (past), Fiona, Danelle, Gaston (just dieing) and two others are just forming
* Our electronics is compromised still the battery drains - we have a generator but still a problem - we will need batteries for our radar and lights at night - but we have done good so far
* We don't have our SSB working to get weather reports while out to sea yet... so once we leave we will not know the weather.
* Our Head is not completely working although when out to sea you can pump over.

Plan B: stay in Maine then Ben sail down in October with a friend or two friends
Pros: * Better weather window
* we can look for a boat yard to do repairs here
* we can field test the electronics here before we go off shore
* We can play a little longer in Maine - and do some bright work
* Nice place to do work on the boat as we wait for weather to change
Cons: * It will be a cold sail possibly
* I don't get to sail south with Ben
* what if we don't find a boatyard that can fix our electrical?
* What if they don't have time to fix? - then we might be here all winter - which might happen?
*What if Ben can't find anyone to go with him?

So there you have all the pros and cons for each decision.  You may email your responses to me or add them as comments on here.

So that is what we did today.  We sat down and wrote out our list. then we ate and went for a bus and then walk at seal harbor (no seals though) ended the day with a nice kayak ride around the bay looking for seals... none:(

It is a long weekend so we will not be able to contact any boatyard to see if they have time for us. No matter what we do ... it will be what it will be... and that is sailing... you go with the winds... you go with the spirits guide...