And here’s Butch. The weather has finally cleared up and we are passing the White Cliffs of Eppe. Cocktail time at Sumter LandingFishing at Sumter Landing
April fools day, We had the boat pulled to replace a damaged prop
Between Chickasaw Bogue and Demopolis, we hit a submerged object and damaged the port propeller. It caused a rather severe vibration, so it had to be replaced. Actually, we replaced both props with our spares because they come as matched se…
March 31 We cleared Demopolis Lock and docked at Demopolis Yacht Basin
Another mostly rainy day. We thought we would make good time and be in Demopolis about noon, but they held us up for almost 4 hours while they cleared 4 large tows thru the lock.The lockmaster finally felt sorry for us and put us in the lock with…
March 30 We continued north in the rain to Chickasaw Bogue
Navigating the Tenn-Tombigbee was a nerve wracking experience, especially during an all-day rain that made visibility very poor. These logs can wipe out a prop easily.Entering Chickasaw Bogue….more trashIn the morning, our anchor chain wa…
March 29 Next anchorage north was at Bashi Creek.
Bashi Creek affords a very narrow anchorage. There were already two boats anchored upstream and they wanted to leave very early in the morning, so we had to anchor clear over against the bank. During the night we had a severe thunderstorm v…
March 28 We continued north and anchored at Old Lock #1
It was still raining and the river was close to minor flood stage and, in places, full of trash. No chance to relax while piloting the boat….don’t want to hit any of these logs.
March 27 We departed Dog River Marina and anchored at Tensaw River
Heading north from Dog River toward downtown Mobile. Mobile is a very busy seaport. Weather was getting nasty.One of several dry dock facilities in downtown Mobile.
Charleston, S.C. to Morehead City, N.C. (19-25 April 2011)
18 April 2011 Charleston to Isle of Palms, S.C.We spent 4 nights at The City Marina. Matt & Marty Miller, neighbors from Solomons, MD., sailed in the day after we arrived. They are northbound as well and spent the winter in the Exumas, Bahama…
April 27 – Ft. Myers Beach, FL
Day 52 – Back in the WaterMatanzas MarinaThe guys at the boat yard started cleaning and waxing the hull bright and early this morning. By 10:30 the new battery was in and we were looking beautiful again. They lowered us into the water around noon and w…
A Real Cool (Cruising) Cat
The only reason we can see to cruise offshore in a multihull is speed. But if you go for the condo style cats the weight and windage will make you so slow that you will envy the daily runs of monohulls. On the other hand with long hulls, minimal accommodations, and low windage, fast sailing […]
