What happened to no socks, bathing suits and a
relaxing year of sailing? It was COLD this morning with frost making for
slippery decks and it is supposed to continue. You can see Beth is relaxing in
her latest beachwear. Opted to leave the protection of Coquina Yacht Club and
head down the ICW. The stretch past Myrtle Beach is called “The Rockpile”
because the banks are lined with rock rip-rap and shale shelves that wait to
catch the unwary navigator. The passage was close to low tide and uneventful
because there wasn’t much traffic this morning. One interesting feature
in that stretch it a gondola used to take golfers across the ICW on a course
that spans both banks. We made it to Georgetown, SC today after winding our way
down the picturesque Waccamaw River with cypress swamps and abandoned rice
plantations lining the banks. The only sign of life were other “snowbirds”
trying to head south. Currents helped us along again today as we put 55 miles
under the keel in just under eight hours. Our speed over the ground hit 8.3
knots at one point on the Waccamaw. Of course, the current can slow us down as
well. We are tied up at the Georgetown Landing Marina and are seeing speeds of
1.3 knots as the current sweeps past us towards the sea.
relaxing year of sailing? It was COLD this morning with frost making for
slippery decks and it is supposed to continue. You can see Beth is relaxing in
her latest beachwear. Opted to leave the protection of Coquina Yacht Club and
head down the ICW. The stretch past Myrtle Beach is called “The Rockpile”
because the banks are lined with rock rip-rap and shale shelves that wait to
catch the unwary navigator. The passage was close to low tide and uneventful
because there wasn’t much traffic this morning. One interesting feature
in that stretch it a gondola used to take golfers across the ICW on a course
that spans both banks. We made it to Georgetown, SC today after winding our way
down the picturesque Waccamaw River with cypress swamps and abandoned rice
plantations lining the banks. The only sign of life were other “snowbirds”
trying to head south. Currents helped us along again today as we put 55 miles
under the keel in just under eight hours. Our speed over the ground hit 8.3
knots at one point on the Waccamaw. Of course, the current can slow us down as
well. We are tied up at the Georgetown Landing Marina and are seeing speeds of
1.3 knots as the current sweeps past us towards the sea.
Noah’s reading “Me and Kaleb Again” by Franklyn Meyer.
It was too cold for school today. We had leftovers from last night’s
excellent diner and have enough remaining to go another meal.
It was too cold for school today. We had leftovers from last night’s
excellent diner and have enough remaining to go another meal.