Monument, Georgetown, BS — 01•18•24 With some strong East winds forecasted, I elected to go with Hadhammer and E Sea Ryder to Cat Island to wait out the winds. We spent the week going from New Bight to Old Bight as the winds changed. We visited Dukes in New Bight and Rollezz in Old Bight. …
Dodging Fronts
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 …
Shucking Oysters While Dodging Hurricanes
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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First Time Adventures With Spinnaker and Lively Upwind Beating
Double Breasted Cay, Raggeds — 04•05•22 0830 hours, engines on, anchor coming up. I’ve got to get to George Town to submit my taxes. I was not getting text messages for the two-factor authentication log-on, for my brokerage accounts. Water Cay was my destination for the night, but I bailed out at Flamingo Cay as …
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