s/v Trouble – Destination Unkown
St Augustine, FL — 05•07•24 0500 Early morning departure to Charlson about 195 nautical miles. After resting and provisioning in St Augustine, I needed to make some miles. I dropped the mooring lines and headed out in light winds, motor sailing most of the day. Later in the afternoon, Right Meow, another Catana 15nm behind …
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 …
Rose Island, New Providence, BS — 05•04•23 1430 — Anchor up. Today, we are sailing back to the United States. This will be a multi-day sail approximately 394nm to Saint Augustine, FL. The weather window is not perfect, but it does look doable. I’ll be sailing with both E Sea Ryder and Hadhammer. We will …
Charleston, SC — 11•05•22 My crew had left and I had to decide on what my plan would be for the building weather front. The Charleston Marine Center would be a poor choice to hold out in the coming weather front. Also, I had to be out of my slip right when the worst of …
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