Perseverance2
| Vessel Name: | Perseverance2 |
| Vessel Make/Model: | O'Day 39 |
| Hailing Port: | Burgess, VA |
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, [...]
2014 #9 St Augustine-Charleston
We left St. Augustine on Wednesday, April 9, and headed north on the inside/ICW to Fernandina Beach. This is one of our favorite stops, but this time we stayed on the boat in the anchorage area and made contact with Warrick and Wendy on Belum, who had left St. Augustine earlier and were in the area. On Thursday, we both headed out the Fernandina/St. Mary’s Inlet, intent on going north overnight to Port Royal Sound or Hilton Head. Weather forecasts led us to believe it was going to be a motor-only trip. To our surprise, we could sail, we could head in the right direction, and we could move as fast as if motoring. Belum stayed with their Hilton Head destination; we, however, modified our goal and headed further north to Charleston. The sailing did not last the whole night, but the rest of the trip was uneventful.
We arrived in Charleston around 1PM on Friday - just in time for some of the Charleston Race Week races to come screaming down the channel. We could only power back and try to stay out of their way.