Month: November 2016
Updated on December 6, 2016
Beaufort to St. Augustine (Nov 25-29 2016) – Another successful offshore run, we are in Florida, and a short inside leg
On November 25th, with an early morning reveille of 0600, we were underway on the outgoing tide by 8am. We have learned to use the tides to move us along, but since we were also tied up …
Updated on December 6, 2016
Impressions from Beaufort SC (November 21-25 2016)
Bu-fort, as they say in South Carolina, was a pleasant surprise. It was small, certainly in comparison to Charleston, but just as quaint, and old, and not nearly so crowded. We stayed at the marina (maybe the lack …
Updated on December 6, 2016
Our Second Offshore Leg and the winds blow hard – Charleston to Beaufort SC
We decided that it was not wise to fight a 3 knot current on our way out, so we delayed our departure on the November 20th, until 1230, when the tide changed and also to …
Updated on December 6, 2016
Impressions from Charleston
We spent November 17th, 18th, and 19th exploring Charleston. Our generator had stopped working again (different problem than previously reported) so we had no heat at night. While the days were warm, the nights got down right cold. …
Updated on November 24, 2016
We finally go OFFSHORE!!! – 135 nautical miles- Southport NC to Charleston SC
After cruising the ICW since leaving Norfolk on October 26th, we are finally able to free ourselves of the confines of a narrow waterway for the open waters for the Atlantic, an environment that Sophia was …
Updated on November 24, 2016
On to Wrightsville Beach and Southport
On 12 Nov, we held early reveille at 0515 and were underway from Mile Hammock Bay in Camp Lejeune NC by 0630. The Intracoastal Waterway (ICW) runs next to the Atlantic in this part of the …
Updated on November 11, 2016
Departure from Beaufort and on to Swansboro and Camp Lejeune
We were exhausted the evening of the 8th and did not stay up for the election results, but we both had feelings of foreboding. Waking up on Wednesday morning, we were faced with the awful news (at least …
Updated on November 8, 2016
Beaufort 8 Nov
Captains Log for 8 Nov. Reveille at 0600 and breakfast at 0700, We were underway from Oriental Harbor Marina at 0810, with a clear, if chilly, morning. We transited across Pamlico Sound and into Adams …
Posted on November 7, 2016
Oriental Departure
Tomorrow we depart for Beaufort NC about 20 miles away. Weather is expected to be fair. Most of the transit will be through the Adams Creek Canal. Elena stocked up on food today, the water tanks have been …
Updated on November 6, 2016
Oriental
We have now sat in Oriental for 7 days. After a week of hard cruising, early up and stopping as late as possible, we took Monday to recover. On Tuesday, Seacoast Marine Electronics (Pete) came by to investigate the …