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Current Position: Longitude 79.28.657W Latitude 32.46.507N (Ashley River / Charleston Harbor).
Miles travelled: 35 Weather: Sunny, light breeze, high 60s Highlights: Raised anchor at 8AM, and motored out to the Atlantic for final run down to Charleston Harbor. Dropped anchor around 2PM, then took the dinghy into the marina to meet Will and Lynn from the sailing school. Light dinner and early bed. Spoke with Mom, Diana, Tom, Jennifer, and Allan.
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Current Position: Longitude 79.16.061W Latitude 33.3.020N (ICW MM 433, just south of McClellanville).
Miles travelled: 25 Weather: Cold (low of 41 last night!!), and windy Highlights: Chilly motor-sail from Georgetown (left dock around 11:30), and dropped anchor at 4PM just off ICW south of McClellanville. Current Position: Longitude 79.16.061W Latitude 33.21.926N (Georgetown Landing Marina (ICW MM 408).
Miles travelled: 0 Weather: Chilly, breezy, sunny, high 60s, low 40s Highlights: Walked around G-town today, saw lots of old/interesting houses, stopped for lunch and watched some of the Panthers football game. Finished a couple of projects around the boat, and tried to get the Ubiquity bullet configured - mostly good, but couldn't get the final connection working. Will try again in Charleston. Current Position: Longitude 78.49.473W Latitude 33.21.926N (Georgetown Landing Marina (ICW MM 408).
Miles travelled: 50 Weather: Chilly, breezy, sprinkles, high 60s Highlights: Left Myrtle Beach at 7:30 in order to beat the high winds expected late afternoon. Beautiful stretch of the ICW down the Waccamaw River into Georgetown. Hit bottom pretty hard at one point trying to avoid a barge - no damage, but lesson learned - pulling over and waiting is better strategy than trying to motor past at speed when limited space available. Walked to liquor store to stock up - owners were nice enough to give us a ride back (of course, we were their best customer of the day - lol). Current Position: Longitude 78.3.693W Latitude 33.45.153N (Grand Dunes Marina (ICW MM 358, Myrtle Beach)).
Miles travelled: 47 Weather: Sunny, breezy, high 70s Highlights: Left the marina around 9:30, and shortly after, the Coast Guard paid us a visit. Inspected the boat, recommended a couple of minor adjustments/corrections, and said we had a beautiful boat. Uneventful trip after that on a very pretty stretch of the ICW. Pulled into Grand Dunes Marina around 4:30, and had a very good spaghetti dinner on the boat. Current Position: Longitude 77.35.724W Latitude 33.55.328N (South Harbour Village Marina (ICW MM 311, just past Cape Fear Inlet)).
Miles travelled: 40 Weather: Sunny, breezy, chilly, high 50s Highlights: Pulled up anchor at 7:30, and had chilly day motor sailing last NC leg, including the Cape Fear River. Decided a marina would be best choice tonight - ate casual at the restaurant, and then relaxed with TV and internet before bedtime. Current Position: Longitude 76.39.968W Latitude 34.23.729N (Sloop Creek Anchorage (Topsail Island)). Miles travelled: 51 Weather: Sunny, breezy, chilly, high 50s Highlights: Left early (6:15) in order to time the tides with the bridges. Went through Camp LeJeune around noon - they had live-fire exercises scheduled, and we expected opening only between 1-2, but they finished early, so we sailed on through. Long wait at the bridge on the west end, however - guess they didn't get the message about the early ending. Dropped anchor around 5:30 - took several attempts before the anchor would set. Shrimp pasta tonight for dinner - yum yum. Bought fresh yesterday from Homer Smith at $4.25 per pound (de-headed). Current Position: Longitude 76.39.968W Latitude 34.43.426N (Homer Smith's Marina (Beaufort NC)).
Miles travelled: 0 Weather: Rainy, windy, lightening during early morning, sunny late. Highlights: Chores day today. Amy did the laundry, while I scrubbed topsides. Went to WalMart later for provisions and a few items for the boat (floor mats, hangars, clothes hooks, water filter, etc. Dinner and early bed - need to get an early start tomorrow. Current Position: Longitude 76.39.152W Latitude 34.43.426N (Homer Smith's Marina (Beaufort NC)). Miles travelled: 21 Weather: Sunny, beautiful weather, high 70, light winds from NE, rain in evening Highlights: Short trip down Adams Creek to Beaufort. Weather coming in later today, so figured would be wise to hole up for 2 days until it blows over. Walked around the town, then dinner with 3 other couples from boats near us at the marina. Current Position: Longitude 75.43.626W Latitude 34.55.794N (Adams Creek (ICW MM 188, just south of the Neuse River)).
Miles travelled: 58 Weather: Sunny, beautiful weather, high 70, light winds from NE Highlights: Long day motor sailing down Pamlico Bay. Worst stretch behind us, and we've been incredibly lucky with the weather. Dropped anchor at 5PM, near 3 other boats. Pasta salad for dinner, some casual TV, then early bedtime. Current Position: Longitude 76.02.931W Latitude 35.39.020N (Raschal's Bay (west side of Pamlico Bay, south of Manteo)). Miles travelled: 60 Weather: Sunny, beautiful weather, high 70, light winds from NE Highlights: Weighed anchor about 7:30, and headed south via Manteo. Chart plotted a course west of Roanoke Island, and off we went. Got all the way to the old Roanoke bridge before we realized clearance was only 45 feet. Clearly marked on the chart, but we totally missed it. Backtracked and went around east side of the island - cost us about 1 hour travel time, but lesson learned - double check the course against the charts! Dropped anchor around 6PM, had dinner, planned tomorrow's course, and crashed. Touched the antenna at Coinjock bridge, but no other bridge challenges. Current Position: Longitude 76.17.968W Latitude 36.35.506N (ICW MM29, just past Pungo Ferry Bridge).
Miles travelled: 29 Weather: Sunny, beautiful weather, high 75, no winds Highlights: Bridge and locks day today. Temporary fix of windlass switch, topped off the fuel and water tanks, then left marina around 10 in order to catch Pungo Ferry bridge at low tide (4:30PM). Scraped the antenna on 2 bridges (PF, plus the Great Bridge Bypass at MM 12.9). Fortunately, windvane didn't hit - figure we can clear 64.75, but anything less will be trouble. Set anchor at 5pm just off the ICW, nice dinner of rice and steamed veggies, watched last episode of House of Cards/Season 1, then early bed. Current Position: Longitude 76.19.772W Latitude 36.50.509N (Tidewater Yacht Marina Portsmouth VA).
Miles travelled: 51 Weather: Sunny, high in 70s, low 50s, light winds from North Highlights: Weighed anchor about 7:30, and headed south. The windlass up switch didn't work, so had to pull it up by hand. Took the switch apart, and looks like some corrosion in the circuits. Will need to solder a jumper wire in tomorrow - Doug bought me a soldering iron as a boat-warming gift. Arrived at Tidewater Yacht Marin (MM0 of the ICW) around 4pm after beautiful day motoring down the bay. Met up with Richard, Wendy, Adam, Doug, and Robin for dinner at the marina restaurant. Didn't get to bed until around 11PM. Current Position: Longitude 77.17.797W Latitude 37.40.223N (Rones Bay).
Miles travelled: 54 Weather: Sunny, high 60s, low 40s, light winds from North Highlights: Nice day motoring down the bay. Weighed anchor at 7:45, and averaged about 7.5 knots most of the day. Nice little anchorage just south of Indian River (west side of the bay). Watched last episode of House of Cards, then early night. Current Position: Longitude 76.28.807W Latitude 38.33.040N (Little Choptank River).
Miles travelled: 28 Weather: Sunny, high 60s, low 40s, light winds from North Highlights: 1st day headed south from Annapolis to Charleston. Walked to Giant for final provisions, then got a Lyft ride back to the boat. Left dock approx 1:30, topped up tanks (47 gals) and pumped out, and had very nice 4-hour motor down the bay. Current Position: Longitude 76.28.807W Latitude 38.57.944N (Port Annapolis Marina).
Miles travelled: 0 Weather: Windy & rainy, high 60s, low 30s Highlights: Final punch list items, including engine 250-hour maintenance (oil change, filters, etc). Current Position: Longitude 76.28.807W Latitude 38.57.944N (Port Annapolis Marina).
Miles travelled: 0 Weather: Sunny, breezy, high 70s Highlights: Punch list items, and watched Redskins, then Jenn joined us for dinner (bringing Amy's tablet, plus wine - yeah!). Nice dinner and good conversation. Current Position: Longitude 76.28.807W Latitude 38.57.944N (Port Annapolis Marina). Miles travelled: 0 Weather: Sunny, breezy, high 70s Highlights: Jenn & Courtney arrived around 1:00. Trip to grocery store and Home Depot, then motored over to Cantler's for dinner. No room at dock, and couldn't get anchor to hold, so motored back. Courtney had a gig at 7:00, so they couldn't stay for dinner, so Amy fixed western egg omelettes w. hash browns - yummy! Current Position: Longitude 76.28.807W Latitude 38.57.944N (Port Annapolis Marina).
Miles travelled: 0 Weather: Chilly early, sunny and breezy later Highlights: Training day with Ben - docking, anchoring, and approaching mooring buoy. Very helpful. Current Position: Longitude 76.28.807W Latitude 38.57.944N (Port Annapolis Marina).
Miles travelled: 0 Weather: Rainy, cold Highlights: Punch list items and general organizing Current Position: Longitude 76.28.807W Latitude 38.57.944N (Port Annapolis Marina).
Miles travelled: 0 Weather: Sunny, breezy, high 70s Highlights: Training day with Calvyn - learned how to raise/lower sails, tacking, and general knowledge about the boat. Current Position: Longitude 76.28.807W Latitude 38.57.944N (Port Annapolis Marina).
Miles travelled: 0 Weather: Sunny, hot, high 80s, low 60s Highlights: Moving day!! 1st day on boat. Loaded everything from Public Storage to the boat via U-Haul, then provisioning trip to Giant Food. |
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