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 […]
We weren’t able to extend our slip at Marker 8, and the Municipal Marina couldn’t take us until Sunday, so we anchored out Saturday night. With the help of our friends, we left just before low slack. Our original thought was to anchor over by the Vilano Bridge, but the anchorage was pretty busy, and […]
This week, I’ve been really stressing about getting everything ready to go. Our original plan was to leave as soon as Chris got back from New York. Normally I would have been ok with this, even though we’d be cutting it close to sunset and the ebb (outgoing) current would be running decently. But we’ve […]
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 were lucky to have another nice, easy passage to West Palm Beach, and I was looking forward to checking out another new port, especially since I was off for the holidays starting Tuesday. Neither of us was sure what exactly we expected West Palm Beach to be like, but neither of us expected it […]
Port Canaveral may not be the most picturesque port, but it’s super well-protected, and the Ocean Club Marina was a great spot to spend a couple weeks. The slips are easy access, the staff is great, and there are several ships’ stores within easy walking distance. Unfortunately there’s not much else that’s walkable besides some […]
Saint Augustine was a hard-earned destination. The passage itself was fine – no worse than anything else we’ve experienced. But St. Mary’s Inlet was legitimately terrifying. While the forecasts called for 10-15kts, we saw 20-25 with gusts up to 30 and we had wind against current. There were nasty, short period waves rolling through the […]
We loved our time at Cumberland Island, but the wind was forecast to build and the anchorage would be choppy, so we decided to head over to a mooring at Fernandina Beach. Of course, we got the only mooring they had open, which was sketchy – someone had run a huge line through the eye […]
It was weird to spend Christmas away from family. This isn’t the first time we haven’t been home – a few years ago, Chris, his parents and I spent Christmas in the jungle in Belize. And last year, we had our very first Christmas (celebrated on Christmas day) in our own apartment due to the […]