Category: Sailing

  • Georgetown to Little River, SC

    Georgetown to Little River, SC

    Intuition Log – 31 May Georgetown to Little River, SC Underway at 0752 and back in the waterway by 0805. We had read in Skipper Bob that leaving Georgetown at high tide allows a favorable current all the way to Myrtle Beach. It seems contradictory, but we started with a 0.7 kt push, so we…

  • Georgetown, SC

    Georgetown, SC

    Sunrise on the South Santee River Spent last night on anchor where the South Santee River crosses the ICW. We were all alone except for the birds, gators and bugs. It was a beautiful, quiet spot where we slept well after the 32 hour voyage from Florida. This morning we arose to the sound of…

  • Florida to South Carolina

    Florida to South Carolina

    Intuition Log – 29 May FL to SC Memorial Day started with a review of our weather data and confirmation of our plan to sail from Fernandina Beach to Charleston. By 0900 we dropped the mooring pennant and headed for the inlet. We raised the main and deployed the staysail while passing the cannons of…

  • Intuition back in ICW

    The crew of Intuition came into Charleston Harbor around 0930 and is motoring north on the Intracoastal waterway. About 24 hours from Fernandina Beach FL to Charleston. Cut out the winding ways of Georgia. A little tired, but all is well.

  • New Smyrna Beach to Fernandina Beach

    New Smyrna Beach to Fernandina Beach

    Intuition Log – 26 May New Smyrna Beach to Fernandina Beach Saturday morning we met the folks on the boat next to us. They had turned their boat in the slip overnight so that the bow would be into the current and we were sleeping so soundly we never heard it. Turns out that Jim…

  • Merritt Island to New Smyrna Beach, FL

    Merritt Island to New Smyrna Beach, FL

    Haulover Canal Bridge Intuition Log – 26 May 2007 Merritt Island, FL to New Smyrna Beach, FL Leaving Harbortown at 0904 despite the objections of Noah (there were lots of kids in the marina) we were out the barge canal and back in the ICW by 0946. Heard “Stella Maris” calling a bridge and found…