Once we got settled, we found out that the strong blow out of the west had blown the water from the Albemarle Sound into Roanoke Channel and Pamlico Sound. Here is my quick summary: Fixed Bridges - 52 (I think that we scraped the VHF antenna on all but about 5 of them), Moveable Bridges (Draw, Bascule, Lift, Pontoon) - 69 (including restricted bridges). The show must go on! I slowed down to about  1/2 knot and crept under this bridge while the antenna scraped on every piece of structural steel under the bridge....same thing happened at Pungo Ferry and Coinjock...so much for resting easy going under the bridges. Located in Annapolis, Maryland, view all boats for sale by Annapolis Sailyard. Posted at 12:09 AM | Permalink I am sorry that the weather was so bad as we sailed through Charleston Harbor. We were about 15 minutes early for the 8AM opening. At 80 miles a day, we should make Miami by the 21st. Sail Mate plans to leave well ahead of us tomorrow as we will be leaving the boat for the night and doing some provisioning tomorrow morning before our departure. Boat is located at Ocean Reef Club in Key Largo Florida. The winds continue out of the north at 20+ knots..it is still just darn cold! | This is an interesting town. Sailing around Thomas Point Lighthouse to Harness Creek, we anchored for the evening in solitude. While I might have been able to get through at 6’ draft, I figured that the NE winds would drive the water out of the Florida Bay, making depths on the ICW questionable. Our final destination for the day is about 2/3 of the way up the screen, where there is a bit of a "fish hook" in the coast line. We were warned that once in the Little Shark River, that there are alligators on the banks (although we have yet to see them), and that we should not plan on swimming!..not a problem tonight. Posted at 12:29 AM | Permalink We did come across a major dredging operation.... And this strange structure at a Navy facility. Guess everyone and everything needs someplace to veg once in awhile! Whether it's an entertaining and informative boat tour or a relaxing sunset dinner cruise, these are the best Annapolis cruises around. We made it into the ICW, by about 1 mile. Tomorrow, the plan is to go outside quickly and head up to the south end of Sanibel Island. We pulled up anchor at 7AM and headed south down Adams Creek and then into a canal that took us south about 15 miles into Beaufort NC. Here is Fort Sumter in the rain..and following are some pics of Charleston through the raindrops. Today's trip to Manteo (on Roanoke Island) would be a short trip, but with some rather rough seas. As we motored along, it became incredibly calm and the water was as smooth as glass. I was able to hit reverse and get the boat stopped about 50 feet before getting smacked! We tied up about 5 minutes later at Moss Marina. At this point, we have reconnected with the ICW at MM "173". When he returned in 1589, the colony was gone, supposedly absorbed by the indigenous Indian population. We were in about 1/2 mile when we found a 9' depth and dropped anchor about 5PM. Looking for something more adventurous? It was a beautiful afternoon for this event. Everyone had the same idea today. It was not pretty, but we got the boat tied up without breaking anything! We found another pelican nesting ground just behind Jeykll Island. We finally crawled out about 8AM, had a nice breakfast with Nancy and John, and just spent some easy time together. Our goal is to get into Wrightsville Beach. We were departing at MM 918 and planning to do about 45 miles today, with an expected arrival just south of Fort Pierce, FL before 6PM...but before we were underway more than a couple of miles, we were intercepted by a speeding motorboat! This is one weird architectural structure. We had run ins with a couple of larger craft, including a tug/barge that was doing about 1 knot less than us (which made passing nearly impossible), and a large container ship coming up the Savannah River. It is about 5PM. This is mangrove that sits just across the water from the bow of the boat. This next pic is a special location for me. Yesterday (Day 19) was a tough day and I was wasted when we finally got slipped at the Dinner Key Marina in Coconut Grove on Biscayne Bay just south of Miami...so I ended up crashing last night before I was able to get the day's blog done..so we are catching up this evening. It would be 6PM before our arrival at Mason Inlet at Wrightsville Beach. With some luck, the plan is to drop him off as we pass through Wilmington in about a week and pick up Vicki. Hell's Gate dumped us out into the Ogeechee River. The company's filing status is listed as Inactive and its File Number is 815174. I even got a chance to shower at the stern of the boat..there is a hot/cold shower fixture at the swim platform which was perfect this evening! We had planned a long run for today..almost 90 nautical miles (102 statute miles). Home > Bareboat Charters > Annapolis. During the day we traversed some remote geography, including a long stretch of the Waccamaw River, the Esterville Minim Creek Canal, and portions of the North and South Santee Rivers. Now that we are down here, don't be strangers. We were shadowed by a USN destroyer as we motored in, and gave him plenty of ground to port. "A fairly new museum, 1984, it records and honors Benjamin Banneker (born free in Maryland) and Frederick Douglass (born a slave in Maryland) and their contributions to our nation." Not only did we see the sign, but a couple of Manatee as well. We turned north on the ICW to head back to "Bridge Tender Marina". PHASE III ... Merritt Island to Burnt Store Marina, Punta Gorda Florida. Tomorrow should be a fairly straight forward trip. As I sit here finishing up this post, it is just after midnight and we are rocking a bit. There is a reason Annapolis is known as the Sailing Capital of America. Annapolis to Longboat Key, FL via the ICW This blog is a journal of the trip in our 49' Beneteau from Annapolis, MD to Longboat Key, FL via the ICW (most of the way). Boat is located at Ocean Reef Club in Key Largo Florida. This outside excursion is necessary because there is a bridge on the Julia Tuttle Expressway that crosses the ICW at MM 1087 that is only 55' high..so outside is the only way. Fortunately they only lasted for about 10 minutes and we were hopeful that this was the last of the showers predicted to end before noon (NOT)! As we sailed up behind Hilton Head, there were some stunning properties. The plan was to make this a short trip, as we would not find an anchorage until we crossed about 75 miles of water to Oriental NC, just above Beaufort. The shallow depth of the Sound really churns it up. Once again the "Shrimpers" were out. Heading south from Daytona, the next community that we passed was Ponce De Leon. Tomorrow we will try to get away early. After the North Newport River, we picked up the South Newport River, and down into Sapelo Sound. It is one of three bridges that make up the Sanibel Causeway from Fort Myers, out to Sanibel/Captive Islands. This is looking back on Coconut Grove as we motor out through Dinner Key Channel into Biscayne Bay. The span across the top just maintains the structural integrity of the bridge as the entire lower span moves up and down. When we finally went under the bridge about 11:45AM, the boards were showing a "scoosh" more than 65'. We had to wait about 10 minutes for an opening and almost rain aground one more time as we were maneuvering against the current while waiting for the opening. Annapolis Boat Shows, a leading management company, has been producing these in-water demonstrations since 1970, drawing over 150,000 people from all over the world to the Chesapeake Bay who want to see the latest and greatest in boats and related gear. Vic started two loads of laundry, Nancy fixed a great "beef stew" for us, and we had a good chacne to catch up. Sailing a boat down the Atlantic ICW drafting almost 6' and with almost 65' to the top of our mast instruments was just hectic. I tried to get a photo of our anchorage last evening but it was just too dark. There are some beautiful homes along this stretch of country that wanders through Port St. Lucie as well as Stuart. Finally this evening, I would like to thank my brother, Steve, and my wife, Vicki, for putting up with my impatience, intolerance, and just poor attitude when things were not going well...and especially to Vic who has managed to spend two weeks with me in a space much too small for most married couples to spend 24/7 together...She is a saint..and I am truly blessed! Anchoring/Ground Tackle; Foreign Check In/Check Out ; Galley/Provisioning/Life Aboard; Medical; Navigation; Safe Cruising/Local Knowledge; Seamanship/Sailing the Boat… Last night I decided NOT to set the alarm clock. Most of the next two days will be spent in the Indian River..it looks just like this for miles...and miles..and miles.....actually several hundred of them. It is a suburb of Savannah, so it was also a good place to get some groceries, have dinner off the boat, do some laundry, and just get ready for a couple days out and away. Steve and I are both pooped this evening. (Pastor Brian, I must confess). Hindsight is always 20/20...or maybe I should just have stopped worrying about it much earlier and decided that I was just going to lose the windex and my self-imposed suffering would have ended! When I finally had my wits to listen, he was saying that the channel had shoaled across and I needed to go out of the channel to the east to work around...but first I would have to turn the boat around and head north for a couple hunderd yards before I could get back across the channel. I will be glad to get into a slip in a day or so that I can wash things down. We enjoyed margaritas at a great local mexican restaurant we would have never found without them, got a tour of their boat, Pelican,  and Holly recommended we call the local Avis office regarding our transportation home. It appeared that the wind instruments cleared by about 4". It really was a great way to start this journey, and encouraged us to spend more time at anchorage rather than trying to find a marina for the evening. The resource for part time cruisers. Expiry date. Thankfully, today was much better than yesterday. Unlike our journey through Georgia, The ICW in Florida is a rather straight shot north to south. Annapolis City Marina Annapolis City Marina is right in the heart of downtown Annapolis, amidst the quiet tranquility of Eastport. Comments (0). They had to fly at least 22 miles to get here...why?? As were were leaving Boot Harbor, we caught these two birds stretching their wings. We pulled out into the Elizabeth River and turned south at 7:30AM. So I thought that I would track the motion of the boat in the creek as a function of wind/current and see if we were dragging anchor. Comments (0). Here is a photo of breakfast. We are about 5 miles north of Myrtle Beach in the little community of "Little River". I guess folks get used to it, but it always surprises me to see things like this. This next shot is of the lighthouse at the south end of the Island. After much preparation, we finally pulled away from our dock on Spa Creek in Annapolis at 10AM. After we got "unstuck", our path took us out into Jekyll Sound and just out into the Atlantic ocean before we were able to turn back in and head behind Cumberland Island. When we left Annapolis the air temperature was 3 degrees, and even without heating the boat was comfortable. | At this point, we decided to go outside, as the bridge at MM "206.7" at Morehead City is reported to be lower than published...so we turned to port and headed out the channel into the Atlantic Ocean for the first time. The first fixed bridge was at MM "7.1". I decided to stay clear. I did not even notice these palm trees at first. About 5 miles SW of the channel split, we passed an island to starboard which must have been pelican utopia. It is 11PM and planning is done for tomorrow. This will put us up behind St. Simon's Island. The lock was closed, but eventually opened to south bound traffic at 9:10AM. The anchor held well last evening, even though the winds were over 20 knots out of the east..worked for me because I slept like a baby! At this point, I think that we were about 22 miles west of Cape Hatteras. This includes 8,090 new vessels and 8,080 used boats, available from both individual owners selling their own boats and professional boat dealers who can often offer boat financing and extended boat … Another home being renovated in " Money Central". This is just too much in a day. 3 Catamarans. The sailing scene in Annapolis, Maryland thrives year-round. Our home is just to the left of the big banyan tree in the photo. It has shoaled to a point where it is virtually impassible at low tide. There were birds everywhere today. The bridge had swung almost 135 degrees before he got it under control and was able to reverse it..lesson learned..even with folks behind me, WAIT until the darn thing is stopped! We made it, but just missed an unmarked wooden structure on our starboard side. There were very few boats at all and we only met 3-4 barges the entire trip! It is about 12 miles long, and we are at the north end. For the record, backing up in a single screw sailboat can be a difficult task. The canal only carries about 5 feet depth, and the bridges only offer 55' clearance. It was another cold and windy day, but we spent at least part of the day in somewhat protected waters. Who left the refrigerator door open? Last night we started out this way, but I shut down the generator around midnight and just opened the hatches. Once again today, there were lots of bridges, but our timing of the tides made the bridge transitions pretty easy. The boat seemed to wander around until the current changed direction with the tide change and was in sync with the wind. This is the "Southerly" from Maine. I think that the price of real estate is going up.... High rise condos on the north end of Daytona Beach... More bridges than I wanted to deal with...5 fixed spans and two draw bridges in 2 miles as we entered the Daytona Beach area from the north...BTW, there is one more that we will cross under tomorrow morning. The chop got pretty serious on the Sound and we spent the next 3 hours just pounding the bow into the water. This was part of our long run in the expansive areas of Cape Canaveral. I love this Iphone app as it gives me peace of mind as I try to figure out whether or not the anchor is holding! No wonder! Southwest Airlines flew from Indianapolis Indiana to Ft Myers Florida for next to nothing ... and Burnt Store Marina's location on Charlotte Harbor meant we could be aboard the boat in less than 3 hours from leaving Indianapolis, and literally sailing an hour after that ... making long weekends easy and lots of fun! As we approached, it was also showing 65.5' on the boards, BUT, we only cleared the windex by about 4" (according to a passing boat) as we struck the VHF antenna at least a foot below the top. We may go under it tomorrow if we decided to cut across here as opposed to "Seven Mile Bridge" at Marathon. Luckily Brad and Holly, acquaintances via the Cruising World Bulletin Board, looked us up when they heard we were staying at the marina in their neighborhood. There is a bit of wind this evening, but the anchor is holding well and the air has warmed again. I did not put out much anchor rode, maybe 60' because I was concerned about swinging into shallow water on a change in wind direction. We got back to the marina at noon time and decided to motor over to Pirates Cove, which is about a 30 minute trip. Annapolis City Marina Annapolis City Marina is right in the heart of downtown Annapolis… John cut us some bananas (really!). We were heeled over more than 20 degrees at this point. We got underway just as the sun came up around 7AM, motoring out of Wanchese harbor and picking up the narrow channel that the fishing boats use to get out to Oregon Inlet. It seems a bit surreal, but we pulled into our dock today at 5:45PM..ran aground twice in the shallow channel into our dock, but we were able to back out and recover quickly. It is 12:54AM as I am finishing this post tonight. A cold front was pushing through with strong winds straight out of the west. We had the anchor up and were under way around 7:30AM (which is local sunrise), and headed the 27 miles down to Marathon. After a couple of days it just gets away from me....must be my advanced years! | I will take it..makes the bridges easier on my stomach! In these chart plotter pics, we are in the Neuse River and will be turning to port (left) to enter Adams Creek shortly The ICW breaks off from the Neuse River at Adams Creek. Today we re-provisioned the boat, cleaned things up, did laundry, and then went to a movie, Couples Retreat. The trip for the day was about 87 nautical miles. We are 1089 miles into our journey..still looking at arriving on Sunday! We have traveled over 1608 miles. This very boring shot is of the Venice Airport. This is about the 6th time that we have run aground in this past week. just sailing across the water... and I am convinced that this cormorant was just mocking me as we motored past his roost! 5.) For some who can make this route, it will save them 4 or 5 days. Here we are in the slip. Here is the lighthouse at the south end of St. Simons Island..the Atlantic Ocean is straight out on the right side of this photo. With the news about the closing of the Alligator River, and my concerns over the US264 Bridge at MM "127" that is only 64' high (it is the only bridge that is not 65' due to a contractor screw up), I decided to head east across Albemarle Sound to Roanoke Island. There were many miles of marsh and uninhabited (a least by humans) real estate. Once out the other side, the exit of the lock was supposed to be coordinated with the raising of a draw bridge just to the south of the lock. I buried the bow of the boat at least 4 times and was taking water over both rails. I am also thankful that we made Wrightsville Beach in one piece! With luck, this will leave us about 70 nm on Monday. These high rises are just north of Gov't Cut which is the Harbor entrance. Since it would only be about a 3 1/2 hour trip, we were not in a rush. Since we are inside, fuel needs really drive our schedule since the last time I set the sails was when we did a transition from Beaufort NC to Wrightsville Beach NC outside in the Atlantic. In some spots it was only several hundred yards. 3.) Now this person REALLY had a bad day! Locking through the Great Lock and finally docked at the Atlantic Yacht Basin at the end of a 77 mile day, thanks to the great motorsailing we had at the end of the Chesapeake! It was 9AM when we finally pulled out into Biscayne Bay. We were fortunate to have eight hands as we had a bunch of stuff to get to the boat (including a bunch of bananas!). Once out in the Harbor, the rain had picked up to the point where it was tough to see where we were going. Boat Service. Unfortunately, about 10 miles south, at MM "293.5", Carolina Inlet, we ran aground right in the middle of the channel. We are making progess! YES YES YES!!! This fort was on the Florida side of the Cumberland Sound, at the north end of Amelia Island. Winds were brisk until we were down near the Patuxent River. I had a rain slicker on, but my pants and shoes were soaked..it was cold and windy and I was whining! Note the spike at 12 o'clock in the picture above. At one of the bridges, these folks joined us in the sailboat "Seabreeze" out of Tampa, FL. Description. it was a miserable day on the water. As we entered the open waters north of Beaufort, we can see this plant as well as the next bridge to be navigated. Posted at 09:27 AM | Permalink They were everywhere! 2.) Comments (0). We actually were on top of this observation tower looking across the ICW at Jupiter Island.....never thought that we would be headed south this way! The last part of today's trip would take us down the North River and then up into an anchorage in Broad Creek just past MM "61". We plan to get an early start tomorrow. This trip was much worse! Annapolis Sailing School. The Albemarle Sound is at the top, and Broad Creek is on the right side. It is Mar Vista and is one of the best little seafood joints on LBK. With luck tomorrow, we will try to make it to MM "670". This is where everyone else decided to anchor..but I have always been a bit contrarian...DUH! We arrived in the Hamtpon Roads, crossing over the Hampton Roads Tunnel, I64, at 3:48PM. Vic and I have eaten at the restaurant next to this lighthouse a couple of years ago when we stopped in the plane for fuel. Here are a few photos of what we saw from the banks of the ICW as we motored past. We had 66' all the way. It is reported to carry 4' MLW (mean low water) at the center and 2' on the edges of the markers. Comments (5). We hit hard and the boat lurched forward to a hard stop. This is one of Steve fishing. This was our little patch for the day. It is at the southern end of Marco Island, which is pretty much the southern end of civilization on the west coast of Florida. We started this morning at 7:15AM at MM '430". This is the last landmass in Georgia. Not sure when he arrived, but we saw his lights off in the distance. It has been awhile since I have seen the Milky Way. He had a custom trailer made and took it to our upstate NY home and over the winter turned it into our family fishing center console. The boat is covered with salt residue. The flag pole is just about exactly at MM "1000" on the Atlantic ICW...counting our trip down to Norfolk, we had gone 1160 miles at this point! As we crossed out of the Sound, we entered the Mackay River which runs up behind St. Simon's Island. Here are some photos of both...lots and LOTS of money here.. With a boat rental in Annapolis, dock at the marina and visit the historic city full of lively waterfront shops, restaurants, and bars. We motored for about 10 miles before finally reaching downtown Norfolk and our slip for the evening at OceanMarine Marina on the west bank of the Elizabeth River in Portsmouth. We have spent 23 days on the water, put 200.2 hours on our engines, sailed about 50 hours, spent some difficult time in rough seas out in the Atlantic and on Albemarle Sound, scraped at least 50 fixed bridges, traversed more draw, lift, swing, bascule, and pontoon bridges than I even thought existed, passed through our first lock, dodged at least 10,000 crab and lobster pots, and run aground more than 15 times. One of the first things that I learned as I motored and sailed south is that there is a major difference in the tide changes as we travel through SC and GA. I should have scraped the top foot of the VHF antenna, but we never touched it..so we could have probably slide under at 10:45...BUT, not knowing, we could have also lost the wind instruments at the mast head..decided to be conservative...Unfortunately, this put us in the dark at the other end this evening. This pic is where our bridge problems really got started. We  entered under a fixed bridge. Tonight, we will just let it run! We crossed under 4 fixed bridges, two swing bridges, and a bascule bridge. 4.) Besides that, for a winter passage, it all went well, and I may have been persuaded to join some of the more attractive bits along her Pacific route This time, we had to cross the Albemarle Sound with 25 knots directly across our starboard beam. Afterwards, we picked up a few groceries at a nearby store, and walked back to the boat. the diesel fuel tank holds 62 gallons and during this trip, we are averaging about 2.3 gal of fuel per hour. The 1970 debut of the Annapolis Boat Shows marked a new concept - the first in-water sailboat show in the country held at City Dock. They move much more quickly then it appears! I was up every few hours, checking to see if we were dragging anchor. "Twice Blessed" drafts 5'11" so I spent a lot of time looking at my depth gauge. This would eventually lead us into the Little Mud River. Other than looking over at the coast line, there was just not much going on for this very long leg..but these two guys flew across our bow..besides, I needed my bird picture for the day, so they are it! This was another 90 mile day. ... Home Tags Annapolis to Florida. These photos were taken at low tide. I woke up at 6AM (so much for sleeping in), and actually felt pretty good...so I did my plan for the day, looking at how we were going to get back outside through Biscayne Bay, and where we might anchor. We turned to port and entered the river that runs behind Hilton Head Island, which eventually became Calibogue Sound. We are in a fairly isolated spot. He lives in Wilmington, NC. We should be able to get at least 3 fixed bridges behind us before we run into any tide problems. The ride up from Marathon to the Little Shark was uneventful, other than an occasional porpoise hitching a ride on our wake..I love to watch them, but have had problems photographing them...but there were many of them today..and they would sit about 2 foot off of the aft quarter of the boat, just riding the wake..really neat animals! There is a lot of tidal current here, and the boat is totally exposed to the wind, but the bottom is good and our anchor is well set. at MM "63". Supposedly, this was dredged recently with "stimulus monies". Checklists; Problem Solving; Preventative; Teak; Sails & Canvas; What Works/What Doesn’t; Cruise Planning. Although we have been involved in all of the "stuff" associated with the move into a new home, I have had a fair amount of time to reflect on the journey of the last 3+ weeks. Instead we made it from MM966 to MM1032...66 miles. However, we were passing it around 4PM as we entered the Neuse River and wanted to get a few more miles under our belt. Tomorrow we will have to decide whether to go south on the ICW (if we can get through), or head east toward Roanoke Island and go down Pamlico Sound...we will see what the morning brings....... Posted at 11:16 PM | Permalink It is really muggy this evening with a low in the high 70s and a lot of humidity..so I have decided to keep the boat closed up and the generator running (and AC). | Check out our list of must-do water activities in Annapolis. The winds were blowing across our path as we were trying to back into our slip, plus we had a pretty good tidal current to deal with. So now the day and our adventure are both finally behind us. Comments (2). I am really excited about getting Vic on board tomorrow! We finally crossed out into Currituck Sound around 12:45pm. The day started with the anchor up at 7:20AM. Vic and I had flown down here for a business meeting in July and spent some time enjoying the sites here. We made it almost exactly at 12:15PM. 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