Deciding to take advantage of relatively calm offshore conditions we departed Cape Lookout Bight and returned to the ICW via the Beaufort Inlet. With the forecast of continued extremely hot and humid weather, we decided to head to the South River…
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Cape Lookout Bight
Cape Lookout National Seashore is approximately 4 miles from the Beaufort (NC) Inlet. It has long been recognized as one of the finest harbors on the NC coast and has been used for centuries as a harbor of refuge. Spanish privateers used the bigh…
Myrtle Beach to Wrightsville Beach
After getting Corey’s parents to the ‘huge’ 6-gate Myrtle Beach International Airport to catch their flight back home, we stopped off at the grocery store to do some quick provisioning and spent the rest of the day working on the boat. The …
Exploring the Waccamaw River
The Waccamaw River is reportedly one of the most scenic parts of the ICW. It reminds one of an earlier era with its moss-draped cypresses that extend to the waters’ edge. As it winds its way through South Carolina one can see turtles sunn…
Fernandina Beach Offshore to Charleston
We frequently stop at Fernandina Beach, just south of the Florida – Georgia border on our cruise south or north but haven’t spent several days there in years. This year, we decided to take a mooring and explore a little. We’re hoping …
Return to Florida
Finding a good weather window is the key to making a comfortable trip across the Gulf Stream. The general rule is to never cross with a northerly wind – a north wind against a 2 knot current from the south creates uncomfortable waves. Waiting for an …
Bimini and Neighboring Cays
After a calm day of cruising from Nassau to Chubb Cay and with a continued forecast of calm seas, we decided to continue on to Cat Cay. This would be a 20 hour trip – so, we anchored off Chubb Cay for several hours and fixed hamburgers for dinner…
Exploring Nassau
We arrived at New Providence Island after a “trawler” day of travel from Highborne Cay. The seas were almost flat calm, the winds light and the skies clear. Cruising through the Yellow Banks and identifying (avoiding) the coral heads was easy. We a…
Dealing with Westerlies in the Exumas – Hawksbill Cay to Nassau
View from Russell RuinsThe prevailing winter winds in the Bahamas are out of the NE; the prevailing winds in the summer are out of the SE. It is generally not difficult to find an anchorage with easterly protection since the majority of the cays in the…
Norman’s Cay
We left White Point heading back to Staniel Cay to do some quick provisioning before continuing our journey north while the others were preparing to head south and east to the out islands. Much to our surprise Big Major’s Spot was not as full as we e…
