Sabrina crew is up and preparing for an early departure. We had a great time in Southport and it is our third favorite place on our trip behind Cape Lookout Bight and Manteo. With that said, we have to put some miles behind us today. The next stretch of water after today's 60 plus miles is a very low depth area. I have looked at two different plans for the rest of the trip.

We plan to bypass Myrtle Beach, SC and get to the first anchorage past there tonight, which will mean about a 60 mile day. Tonight, we will have to make a decision based on the weather tomorrow to go outside of stay inside for the run to Charleston, SC down the ICW. The stretch from Georgetown to Charleston has the lowest depths along the waterway for about 30 miles.

If we go outside, we will anchor past Georgetown in several anchorages right off the channel going out of Winyah Bay. Then we will have about 70 miles from anchorage to anchorage over the next two days. Weather will decide that.

If we choose to stay inside, we have to plan our trip carefully around the tides. My thinking is to go to McClellanville tomorrow night and get another early start to make the tides work for us. We will be able to hit the worst parts on a rising tide and will bypass Charleston to anchor about 10 to 15 mikes past Charleston to set up the next day's run.

If the weather is not a problem, we would prefer an outside run, but we want to be able to sail if at all possible. I like going both inside and outside, but I do not like to go outside and motoring. The depths may change what I like to do. Either way we will be in Port Royal, SC and our home marina by Sunday night.

More to come.