Wouter, you are correct, I got yelled at by several powerboaters about blocking their view, so I sailed to a spot where I was clear of them. Matt and a few others pulled up on a small island beach, I was going to do the same but by the time I was about to go there, the shuttle was going up. Very cool to see it up close. It took what seemed like 10 seconds or more for the sound of it to reach us, I didn't think we were that far away, maybe only about 5-6 miles?

I been able to see it all the way from my house, both at night and day, and I live a good 100 miles southwest.