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 …
Thompson Bay, Long Island, BS — 04•18•24 0715 Anchor coming up, heading to Georgetown. The season is ending, and I’ll need to reprovision in Georgetown and get diesel for the trip back to the United States. Another screecher run made for a quick passage to Georgetown. I had the anchor down at Sand Dollar Beach …
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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 …