It was a short run from Bird Island to St. James Marina, and a beautiful day to do it. St. James Marina is a small marina in a massive planned community called St. James Plantation. We discovered that St. James Plantation was never an actual plantation, and motions have been made to exclude the word … Continue reading Bird Island, NC, to St. James Marina, Southport, NC

We had decided to break up the long trip from Charleston to Southport into three shorter trips. Owen had taken off of work on Friday to get some miles behind us. We could have done this trip in two days, but our anchorages were so nice that I'm glad we did it this way. Dawn … Continue reading Jericho Creek Anchorage, SC, to Bird Island, NC: Oh Hey, Hello New State!

Owen had a business trip to take care of, leaving me to explore Charleston on my own. This allowed me lots of time to check out the City Market, which I loved and would have bored Owen to tears. I also walked up and down several streets admiring the architecture and tranquility. The grocery store … Continue reading Charleston, SC, to Jericho Creek Anchorage, SC

We awoke on Easter Sunday before dawn to prepare to set sail with the sun. It was a perfectly calm morning and we were greeted by an absolutely glorious sunrise. It was nothing as glorious as the Son-rise, but it was a wonderful site to witness. We only had about 35 miles to go, but … Continue reading Steamboat Creek to Charleston: A Memorable Easter

Owen had a business trip, and we also needed to make a quick trip home, so the boat spent more time in Savannah than we did. Important note: it's hard to get an Uber or Lyft for an airport ride at 6 am, even if you schedule it the night before. Use a car service. … Continue reading Savannah, GA, to Steamboat Creek Anchorage: “Oh Yeah, We Can Totally Make It” (x2)

We left Buckhead at 0900 to put us at Hell Gate at high tide. Our fellow looper had already left and messaged back that they made it through fine with a 5.5 foot draft. That was comforting. Our hook came up clean and we made out way back to the ICW. Our looper neighbor caught … Continue reading Buckhead Creek to Bull River Marina: Lunch in Savannah

It was finally time to leave Brunswick. We picked out a couple of likely anchorages and planned to go about 77 miles. Since we had the whole day, we weren't in a hurry. We got up on a nice calm morning, has some eggs on toast for breakfast, and pushed away from the dock. The … Continue reading Brunswick Landing Marina to Buckhead Creek Anchorage: The Long and Winding Road

Wary of getting out of our anchorage at low tide, we arose before dawn to get ready to sail. We only had about 38 miles to go to get to Brunswick, but thought we could use the short sailing day to explore the town. When we had enough light, we hoisted the anchor and idled … Continue reading Cumberland Sound Anchorage to Brunswick Landing Marina: In the Golden Isles

Well, we didn't intend to cross the Florida-Georgia line today, but circumstances intervened. We left Pine Island at low tide, which made for a little bit of a tense start. It's a little nerve-wracking when the depth finder sounds its alarm, even though we know we have a two-foot cushion between what the depth finder … Continue reading Pine Island, FL, to Cumberland Island, GA, Anchorage

We really did enjoy St. Augustine and wanted to stay longer, but it was time for us to get back on the road ICW. Getting out of the marina was going to be a little tricky. The way our slip was oriented, we were in bow first with a 30 foot finger pier on the … Continue reading St. Augustine to Pine Island Anchorage: Short Hop Because We Didn’t Want to Leave