Perseverance2

Vessel Name: Perseverance2
Vessel Make/Model: O'Day 39
Hailing Port: Burgess, VA
25 April 2014 | Closing in on Home
25 April 2014 | On to the Alligator River
25 April 2014 | North of Charleston
01 April 2014
05 March 2014 | 2014 Georgetown, Exumas
09 February 2014
09 February 2014
09 February 2014
26 January 2014
25 December 2013
19 December 2013
29 November 2013 | Vero Beach, FL
02 November 2013
26 October 2013
23 October 2013 | Oriental, NC
29 March 2012 | Fernandina, FL
25 March 2012 | Bahamas & the US
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25 April 2014 | Closing in on Home

2014 #12

Wednesday we headed north on the Alligator River, aiming for the Virginia Cut of the ICW. But first......as we turn north onto the river, we are met with strong north winds, in the 20-27 range, making for a rather bumpy ride. Another boat, well ahead, radioed back that the Albemarle Sound was ‘not [...]

25 April 2014 | On to the Alligator River

2014 #11

Another spell of unpleasant weather was being forecast, and not wanting to be stuck in Myrtle Beach, we again hopped outside and went from Winyah Bay north to Southport, NC. Rain and wind coming - time for another marina. One day to walk around the town with the azaleas and dogwoods blooming, one rainy [...]

25 April 2014 | North of Charleston

2014 #10

We had wanted to spend a few days in Charleston, but marina space would not allow it. So after one night at anchor, not in the main Charleston harbor, we hit the ICW to head north. Saturday, April 12, we traveled from Charleston to Winyah Bay on the ICW. Became reacquainted with the shallows of several [...]

25 April 2014

2014 #9 St Augustine-Charleston

A few days in St. Augustine stretched into almost a week at Rivers Edge Marina. Not super fancy, but very close to a lot of things, and very friendly. With friends nearby from Belum, Shearwater, and Sequence, our social calendar was not lacking. We managed to attend a Rhythm and Ribs Festival (great [...]

01 April 2014

2014 #8 USA Again

We did our homeward-bound crossing that Wednesday and arrived in Lake Worth/Palm Beach, FL, Thursday morning, March 20. An uneventful, calm, motoring trip of 28+ hours. A day and a half to rest, recuperate, clean fuel filters, and on Saturday morning we headed back out to go north to Fort Pierce, which [...]

18 March 2014

2014 #7 George Town to Nassau

We moved north through the Exumas and, of course, had to find a spot to protect us from some coming strong west winds. We did a tour through an area called Pipe Creek, about which everyone raves. We agree it was beautiful, but yikes, the pressure to stay in the deep areas, don’t anchor in the channel, [...]

Feb 21-March 9

25 March 2012 | Exumas & Jumentos/Ragged Islands
Okay, okay...no update in a long time! We left Hog Cay, Ragged Islands, and moved a little north to Buena Vista Cay on Feb 22. A really long 11 n.m. trip. We did some more snorkeling here and Cathy got to see a nurse shark much closer than she wished without benefit of aquarium glass. We next moved north to Flamingo Cay and on the way hooked our second good fish - mutton snapper. See the smile (on the fisherman, that is.) (Of course, plus 3 barracuda which we gingerly threw back). We felt this anchorage was a bit too rough, so moved on to Water Cay for the night.
The next day, we were up bright and early to try to make it north fast enough to catch the high tide to go through Hog Cay Cut. We actually had to delay our start because of lack of light, but then we took off and hustled. We did make it to Comers West just in time and started the detailed path through the Cut. The water was thin, but we made it with no problems, and pulled into the Red Shanks area south of George Town, 6 ½ hrs after departure on Feb 24.
For the next week, we moved around the George Town anchorages. In between we studied for the next level of ham radio operators licenses and took in some of the Cruisers' Regatta events. On Friday, March 2, WE PASSED the exams for the Extra class!
Most of the next week was spent anchored in Red Shanks, again, with very strong northeast winds - a couple days of 20+ and one day of close to 35. On Friday, March 9, the wind was down enough for us to venture back into the George Town area to replenish food & water, prior to starting the northward trek.
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