s/v Trouble – Destination Unkown
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 …
Beaufort, SC — 11•13•22 After Hurricane Nicole passed by without much issue in Beaufort, I was ready to keep heading south to warmer weather. My quickest way out was to go under the McTeer Bridge, which I had avoided getting to Beaufort. I could go back the way I came but it would add about …
Grand Cay, Abacos, Bahamas — 05•14•22 0800 hours, anchor up and underway. Today we are leaving the Bahamas crossing the Gulf Stream to St. Augustine Florida. The original plan was to follow the Barracouta Bank (Yes it’s spelled that way) to the Gulf Stream. I was following a couple of other sailboats that went north …
Leaving Charleston — 11•08•21 Time on my slip at the Mega Dock was up and I wanted to leave as close to slack tide as possible, which was about 11 am. Today was not a good day to head off the coast, so I decided to anchor out near the USS Yorktown (Aircraft carrier). I …