s/v Trouble – Destination Unkown
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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Back Creek, Annapolis — 10•30•22 1055 engines on and mooring lines dropped. We are headed to Solomons Islands, which is about 44nm. Bret McQuinn flew in the day before to join Trouble for our trip to Charleston, SC. We had a narrow weather window and had to make a beeline to Norfolk (Pronounced: Naw-Fuk). Hatteras …