s/v Trouble – Destination Unkown
The Marina at Emerald Bay, BS — 12•27•23 After a great time with family in San Diego, I needed to get Trouble moving. So today we were headed to Red Shanks in Elisabeth harbour. Red Shanks had just been added to the Exumas Parks and had new mooring installed. They were free until they figured …
St Augustine, FL — 11•25•23 0545—Dropped the ball. Destination West Palm Beach, approximately 208nm. This is an overnight passage. The winds were light, and I motor sailed on and off throughout the day. As I approached the West Palm Beach Anchorage the wind veered to almost on the nose, so I had to motor for …
Charlston, SC — 11•10•23 0400— Another early morning departure. Timing tides getting into and out of channels makes for smoother passages. I rode the outgoing tide out of Charleston and had the rising tide going into Beaufort, SC. This run was about 70nm. I hid out here last year during Hurricane Nicole. Since I’d been …
Back Creek, Annapolis, MD — 10•28•23 Bret, my crew, flew in today. We had a short window to round Hatteras, which was a few days away. But we still needed to get to the bottom of the Chesapeake, which was a two-day sail. Then, wait for the front to pass so we could jump on …
Back Creek, Annapolis, MD — 09•11•23 Moored to ball #73 in Back Creek, I’ve been ticking off all the small projects I’d like to complete before heading south. I tied my kayak off to an open ball as Mer Du Jour was coming to Back Creek. You are not really supposed to do that to …