After two weeks on anchor and hardly any time ashore, I’ve come to realize this is actually one of the very best parts of cruising. I’m loving the slow pace and can’t imagine anything better. We have easy access to gorgeous, empty beaches with uninterrupted sunset views. Before the moon rises, the sky is pitch […]
Before work on Wednesday morning, we made our way down to Current Settlement, at the infamous Current Cut. Current Cut is a small break in the northwestern side of Eleuthera that allows boats safe passage into the Bight of Eleuthera and access to the main part of the island. Currents rip through here at speeds […]
We spent a few nice days West End, and it was a nice way to kick off our season in the Bahamas. Saturday was supposed to be rainy and crappy, but it ended up being sunny and warm, making it a great beach day. We met Chris, one of the resort guests who was there […]
We had a slightly rolly, very rainy (at least on my watch) but otherwise uneventful crossing, and I had to slow down to keep us off the coast until sunrise. We anchored to set out fenders and raise the quarantine flag. It sounds silly, but I’m always excited to raise the Q flag – it […]
As I started writing this post, I was admittedly bummed to not be in the Bahamas yet, and it was hard to watch the mass exodus when a weather window opened without experiencing a little FOMO. The last two years, we were able to cross during the holiday break and take some time to enjoy […]
As we left St. Augustine, we had a strong ebb running against 5′ ocean rollers, making the inlet a sloppy, slammy mess. The only other boat we saw as we left was a Coast Guard small boat, and they were either doing a training exercise or they followed us idiot sailors out because once they […]
Our trip from Cumberland Island to St. Augustine was much more civilized this year than last – it started out rainy and raw, but St. Mary’s Inlet was relatively calm (still bouncy, but short-period 2-3′ waves rather than short period breaking 10’s!) and it was so calm on open water that we didn’t even bother […]
We got in relatively early in the day and found a perfect spot to anchor off the Sea Camp dock. The current runs hard through much of Georgia, and it’s typical for boats to hang into the flow of the current rather than into the wind. In places where this is the case, like at […]
Our time in Charleston was awesome, but we were looking forward to continuing our progress south. The one thing we were NOT looking forward to was our dock departure. We were on one of the finger piers in the litter box with monohulls in front of and behind us, and two catamarans on the next […]
I’m always excited to get to Charleston – it’s one of our favorite cities and it feels like real progress to get here. We’re staying at the Charleston Harbor Resort and Marina, as we always do when we come through. The marina staff is friendly and competent (and the dock master knows his stuff), and […]