Captains log 11/23/06
Departure Point / Start Time Price Creek SC ICW 11:30AM
Arrival Point / End Time Charlston SC 3:30PM
Distance Traveled 15 NM 4 hours
Located in Charlston, SC
With northern winds and high tide I decided to motor-sail along the way. Actually I saw another sailboat sail by us. So I put the #1 heavy genoa back on the roller furling and off we went. ICW is pretty straight and wide in this section. We had genoa up all the way to the bridge. Ben Sawyer bridge opens on the hour, so we waited few minutes for the 2 PM opening. Electronic charting software that came with our Atlantic Chart kit comes with bunch of other aids to navigation, like the currents and tides. So in the Charlston channel stretch, we were to encounter up to 3 knots of ebbing current against us. The chart also showed bunch of other sections of Charlston harbor with a lot less current. I like the details and accuracy of those navigational aids. So upon entering the harbor, we stayed close to the northern shore as opposed to other boats behind us that went straight through the main channel. It was funny to see them hit the 3 knots of ebb and stay in place while we slowly motor-sailed up the channel away from them. We were doing 7 kts over water and just above 6 over land. Still that is a lot less current and we came to Charlston anchorage by 3 pm. Few hours after we anchored other boats finally arrived. Charlston looks like a big town to visit. We went ashore and saw a friend we met in Beafurt NC. He had some transmission problems and was stuck there for a while. We spend the next few days in Charlston. Got the gas, propane and some groceries. The weather next week is going to be controlled by the stationary high pressure over mid Atlantic, giving us stable weather and N, NE winds of 10-15 knots. Perfect opportunity to make another outside stretch. Tis time, I am thinking go all the way to FL. Yeah!
Arrival Point / End Time Charlston SC 3:30PM
Distance Traveled 15 NM 4 hours
Located in Charlston, SC
With northern winds and high tide I decided to motor-sail along the way. Actually I saw another sailboat sail by us. So I put the #1 heavy genoa back on the roller furling and off we went. ICW is pretty straight and wide in this section. We had genoa up all the way to the bridge. Ben Sawyer bridge opens on the hour, so we waited few minutes for the 2 PM opening. Electronic charting software that came with our Atlantic Chart kit comes with bunch of other aids to navigation, like the currents and tides. So in the Charlston channel stretch, we were to encounter up to 3 knots of ebbing current against us. The chart also showed bunch of other sections of Charlston harbor with a lot less current. I like the details and accuracy of those navigational aids. So upon entering the harbor, we stayed close to the northern shore as opposed to other boats behind us that went straight through the main channel. It was funny to see them hit the 3 knots of ebb and stay in place while we slowly motor-sailed up the channel away from them. We were doing 7 kts over water and just above 6 over land. Still that is a lot less current and we came to Charlston anchorage by 3 pm. Few hours after we anchored other boats finally arrived. Charlston looks like a big town to visit. We went ashore and saw a friend we met in Beafurt NC. He had some transmission problems and was stuck there for a while. We spend the next few days in Charlston. Got the gas, propane and some groceries. The weather next week is going to be controlled by the stationary high pressure over mid Atlantic, giving us stable weather and N, NE winds of 10-15 knots. Perfect opportunity to make another outside stretch. Tis time, I am thinking go all the way to FL. Yeah!
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