Sweet Chariot
| Vessel Name: | Sweet Chariot |
| Vessel Make/Model: | Sunward 48 |
| Hailing Port: | Dartmouth, Devon |
| Crew: | toby.norman@gmail.com and Samantha Norman |
| About: | Toby and Samantha Norman and our Siberian husky Sophie |
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29 December 2014 | Jenson Beach
Sam and I left Lake Worth early doors Sunday morning to head north towards Melbourne. What a mistake!, never sail on a Sunday in the ICW! Moreso when crossing two inlets. We were overtaken, undertaken, knocked sideways by wakes all the way. More powerboat idiots than i have ever seen in my entire life. [...]
27 December 2014 | North Lake Worth
Duffy's bar for a quick lunch
The most unbelieveable thing has just happened to Toby and I. After lunch and a couple of drinks at the bar in Duffy's a lovely american couple, Larry from Georgia and Marty (Martha) from South Carolina sat next to us at the bar. A very interesting couple who have been married for 46 years and have recently celebrated their 46th anniversary on the 21st of December. As they left, it turns out they had paid for our entire meal with drinks. A complete shock and a clear act of generosity out of kindness. Yet another amazing memory as we depart the US.
22 December 2014
Lake Worth (North)
We are enjoying the sheltered and safe anchorage here at Lake Worth. Nothing much to update other than first few coats of varnish on the cockpit combing, looks great only 6 coots to go!
19 December 2014 | Lake Worth
Back in the Atlantic!
After an early start Wednesday 17th Dec we excited Fort Pierce with the ebb back into the Atlantic. Light aires yet again made for a painful passage south to Lake Worth inlet and our planned anchorage south of Peanut Island.
01 November 2014 | SV SWEET CHARIOT
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Back in the Atlantic!
After just an hour under jib amd mizzen with the engine chugging away at 1000rpm Sams fishing line went mad and we brought aboard our first fish in Sweet Chariot. A nice sized King Mackeral was quickly filleted by Sam into four nice sized portions. Another new fish to us and not only christened the boat but the rod and line.
The wind did not pick up throughout and after Sam pulled in a small Jack that we quickly released the Lake Worth Sherriffs boat passed so close astern that Sam lost her lure. The Sherrif stopped momentarily shouted something and left..with three 250hp outboards he was over the horizon in minutes.
Peanut island anchorage made for possibly the worst anchorage know to man. Luckily we found a small spot where dredging, pipe laying and every other possible works permitted. The Mackeral was amazing! One of the best eating fish we have had so far! Not oily like its English Channel cousins but a white meaty fish.
Unfortunately our evening went wrong when a Benateau owner anchored just behind us and the tide changed. We became so close we had no choice but to weigh. We decided to pick up a white buoy which proved a nightmare with the high freeboard in SC.
After a completely restless night we left this morning and anchored just 5nm north in north Lake Worth. This is one of the nicest, most beautiful anchorages we have found! Looks like we may stay a day or two with light winds forecast until Monday.
