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Current Position: Longitude 79.55.222W Latitude 33.0.376N (Detyen's Boatyard)
Miles Traveled: 0 Weather: Cold morning (ice on the deck!!), but warmed up quickly, sunny, high 60s Highlights: Trip to Home Depot first thing this morning to find a replacement water line (no luck - will need to special order), but got a couple of shut-off valves as a temp fix. Boat got lifted out of the water, then we loaded up the car, cleaned out the fridge, defrosted the freezer, and reviewed with Sean projects list and gave him a quick tour of the boat. Hit the road around 2:30, and arrived in Hickory at 7:30 for holidays and family time. Last log entry for a while - should be back to the boat around mid-December.
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Current Position: Longitude 79.57.500W Latitude 33.0.376N (Detyen's Boatyard)
Miles Traveled: 28 Weather: Chilly morning, then sunny, breezy, high in mid 60's Highlights: Raised anchor (or at least tried to) around noon in order to motor up to Detyens Boatyard. Couldn't get the anchor up (snagged on something big), so finally cut it loose. Debated diving on it, but both Amy and I weren't very fond of that anchor, so no big loss. We'll replace with a 55lb Delta, and we already have a 55lb Mantus on order for a 2nd anchor. Dropped Amy at the dock to drive the car, and I motored up the Cooper River to Detyens, arriving around 5pm. Had a small scare en-route - water supply line to the port head sink burst, and had water spraying into the boat. Took a minute to figure out what happened, but shut the pump off and all was good. Last night on the boat - chilly, but quiet. Current Position: Longitude 79.57.500W Latitude 32.46.507N (Ashley River / Charleston Harbor)
Miles Traveled: 0 Weather: Chilly morning, sunny, nice afternoon, high in mid 70s Highlights: Last full day in Charleston, so figured good day to see the town. Walked around the peninsula, got lunch, then took a 1-hour carriage tour. Back to the boat around 4:30 for light supper, reading, and some college football. Current Position: Longitude 79.57.500W Latitude 32.46.507N (Ashley River / Charleston Harbor)
Miles Traveled: 0 Weather: Chilly morning, sunny, nice afternoon, high in low 70s Highlights: Boat projects day. Pulled wire and connections for the U/W blue lights, then mounted the flag pole off the stern top. Chet from Waterland Canvas came out to do rough measures for the cockpit cushions. Dinner, TV, and early bed. Current Position: Longitude 79.57.500W Latitude 32.46.507N (Ashley River / Charleston Harbor)
Miles Traveled: 0 Weather: Chilly morning, then sunny, breezy, high 60's Highlights: Shopping day at West Marine, Tuesday Morning, and Home Depot. Picked up spool of 18-2 wire, pillows, plastic wine and drinking glasses, SS fittings, microwave, and other misc items for the boat. Back around 4PM to the boat for dinner and early bed. Current Position: Longitude 79.57.500W Latitude 32.46.507N (Ashley River / Charleston Harbor)
Miles Traveled: 25 Weather: Chilly morning, then sunny but windy, high 50's Highlights: Final day of training today. Worked with John to calibrate nav instruments, then out to the Atlantic to plot courses and take bearings. Seas were still very rough, so didn't spend too long outside. Anchored near previous location, but got woken up around 1AM by anchor dragging, and had to circle around for new location. Tapped another boat in the process, and side of our boat got damaged slightly. Will need some fiberglass repair done on the ding. Current Position: Longitude 79.57.500W Latitude 32.46.507N (Ashley River / Charleston Harbor)
Miles Traveled: 0 Weather: Sunny, breezy, high 50s Highlights: Woke up this morning to find the port-side front window with a 10" crack. Not sure if it was caused by stress or temp changes, but need to call Keith and get a warrantee claim filed. Had a training day scheduled, but temp in low 40s, windy, and 6-8 foot waves convinced us to cancel. Drove to West Marine instead to pick up anchor chain, then drove up to Detyen's boatyard to check out the facilities there. Dinner with Mark and Cheryl, quick tour of their boat (including pics of their W/D install and the fresh-water head conversions), then back to the boat by 9PM. Current Position: Longitude 79.57.500W Latitude 32.46.507N (Ashley River / Charleston Harbor)
Miles Traveled: 0 Weather: Sunny, breezy, high in low 60s Highlights: Back to training - this time with John for the 105 class (Terry only this time). Started around 9:30, took the 105 test (passed - yeah!!), and wrapped up around 3pm. Afternoon nap, then Mark and Cheryl Minnick from Joyride dropped by with a bottle of wine to introduce themselves. They also have a 2017 Leopard 40 (moved onto in June), and are headed to Clearwater for the winter. We might do dinner with them tomorrow night. DWTS TV tonight, and early bed. Current Position: Longitude 79.57.500W Latitude 32.46.507N (Ashley River / Charleston Harbor)
Miles Traveled: 0 Weather: Cloudy early, sunny later, high 60 Highlights: Karen, Steve, and Hayden packed up this morning for trip home, then we cleaned the boat, did laundry, got a pump-out, provisions from Wal-Mart, and then back out to the anchorage. Nap, dinner, and TV for the evening. Current Position: Longitude 79.57.500W Latitude 32.46.507N (Ashley River / Charleston Harbor)
Miles Traveled: 25 Weather: Sunny, chilly, breezy, high 50s Highlights: Small craft advisory today, so we were questionable on whether another sail was in order, but majority (including Mom) wanted to go, so off we went. Chilly trip around Charleston harbor and up the Wando River, then motor-sailed back down with good breeze behind us. Boat handled well in 2-3 foot waves. Picked up pizza for dinner on the boat, then dropped Mom, Diana, and Tom at the hotel, and early bed for the rest of us on the boat. Generator and heat again tonight - very chilly outside. Current Position: Longitude 79.57.500W Latitude 32.46.507N (Ashley River / Charleston Harbor)
Miles Traveled: 10 Weather: Sunny, chilly, breezy, high 50s Highlights: Family visit - yeah!! Mom, Karen, Steve, Hayden, Diana and Tom arrived this afternoon for a weekend visit. We moved the boat into the marina around noon, and everyone came over around 2:00 for a short trip south down the ICW. Wanted to give everyone a feel for what Amy and I experienced coming down from Annapolis. Back to the dock at 4:30, then dinner at Five Loaves restaurant. Karen, Steve, and Hayden stayed the night on the boat, while others checked into the Comfort Inn hotel. Chilly night - ran the generator/heat all night. Current Position: Longitude 79.57.500W Latitude 32.46.507N (Ashley River / Charleston Harbor)
Miles Traveled: 0 Weather: Rainy, chilly high 50s Highlights: Ran the generator last night and also this morning (cold out!). Terry took the 11:00 shuttle over to West Marine and H-T, and Amy got the galley organized, and also baked cookies. Afternoon naps, then organized the books, and got some computer work done. Rotisserie chicken with baked potatoes and green beans for dinner, then TV (football) and off to bed. Current Position: Longitude 79.57.500W Latitude 32.46.507N (Ashley River / Charleston Harbor)
Miles Traveled: 0 Weather: Cloudy, early showers, chilly morning, high 60s Highlights: Laundry day! Took the dinghy over 1st think in the morning, and did 3 full loads of laundry. Back to the boat for lunch, then naps and lazed around reading and catching up on emails. Current Position: Longitude 80.12.470W Latitude 32.46.507N (Ashley River / Charleston Harbor)
Miles Traveled: 30 Weather: Sunny, light breeze, high 82 Highlights: Day 7 training with Kevin. Raised anchor around 10:00, and then motor-sailed back up the coast to Charleston. Dropped Kevin off at the dock (his last official day as a trainer), then anchored at 5pm. Black beans and rice for dinner, then casual TV and early bed. Current Position: Longitude 79.57.500W Latitude 32.34.209N (South Creek Anchorage (just south of Kiowa Island))
Miles Traveled: 25 Weather: Sunny, light breeze, high 81 Highlights: Day 6 training with Kevin. Motored down the ICW from Charleston to South Creek, then class-room training and ASA 104 test, which we both passed. Dinner and lots of stories, then we turned in around 9:00. Current Position: Longitude 79.57.500W Latitude 32.46.507N (Ashley River / Charleston Harbor)
Miles Traveled: 0 Weather: Sunny, breezy, high 82 Highlights: Day 5 training with Kevin. Started the day with the ASA 103 test, then took the boat out to the harbor to practice tacking and reefing. Also went out to the 3-mile limit to pump out. Back at anchorage around 4PM, just in time to catch the end of the Panther's game, then dinner and off to bed. Current Position: Longitude 79.57.500W Latitude 32.46.507N (Ashley River / Charleston Harbor)
Miles Traveled: 8 Weather: Sunny, breezy, high of 80 Highlights: Day 4 training, new trainer (Kevin). Spent 2 hours on the boat going over systems, and then sailed out the harbor a couple of miles practicing sailing tactics. Wrapped up around 5:30, then dinner and some casual TV. Current Position: Longitude 79.57.500W Latitude 32.46.507N (Ashley River / Charleston Harbor).
Miles traveled: 1 Weather: Sunny, light breeze, high of 83 (wow!) Highlights: Day 3 training with Sterling. 3 hours in the class, including ASA 101 test (both of us passed!!), then a long lunch with internet to catch up on emails, etc. Back to the boat between 2 and 5:30 to practice docking. Light dinner and early bedtime. Current Position: Longitude 79.57.500W Latitude 32.46.507N (Ashley River / Charleston Harbor).
Miles traveled: 5 Weather: Sunny, light breeze, high of 81 (wow!) Highlights: Day 2 of training with Sterling. 3 hours in the class again, then back to the boat for more practice maneuvers. Wrapped up around 4, just in time to catch the shuttle to Harris Teeter for some provisions, then back to the boat for dinner and early bedtime. Feeling good about the training - starting to get comfortable with managing sheets and sails, and getting the boat pointed in the right direction while sailing (probably a good thing to know!!). Current Position: Longitude 79.57.500W Latitude 32.46.507N (Ashley River / Charleston Harbor).
Miles travelled: 6 Weather: Sunny, light breeze, high 70s Highlights: Training starts - yeah!! Classroom time with Sterling from 9:30 to about noon, then on the boat for practice raising sails, tacking, and reefing. Chowder dinner, watched Survivor and game 7 of world series, but asleep by the 5th inning. |
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