Savannah, GA to Fernandina Beach, FL

11/2  1400

Position: 31.40.01N

                  80.50.12W

Weather: Winds NW 15kts Seas 2-4 ft partly cloudy 70 degrees

                   Absolutely gorgeous sailing  conditions!!

 

Update: 20NM east of the Georgia coast and life couldn’t be better right now.  We are sailing at 7-8 kts.  Just finished a champion’s lunch of chicken soup and black olives out of the can. (Seychelle’s secret favorite) The sun is shining, the dolphins are jumping, and the Lonely Island’s “I’m on a boat” is blaring.  Like I said, it couldn’t be better.

   We plan on pulling in just North Blackbeard Island and finding a spot to anchor for the night.  Savannah was fun. Old-world elegant.  Colonial houses and everywhere you look large oak trees covered in spanish moss. We especially enjoyed the haunted pub-crawl. Savannah is apparently the second-most haunted city in the United States.

   Next Port-of-call is Fernandina Beach, Florida where we will re-provision, re-fuel, and hopefully pick up some crew for the trip to Ft. Lauderdale.

 

11/3   1600

Position: 130.48.89N

                  81.15.63W

Weather: Winds N 20kts Seas 4-6ft Sunny 70 degrees

 

Update: Currently making for St. Mary’s Entrance. (also the entrance for Fernandina Beach). Surfing along at a nice 8 kts.  We will make it by nightfall.  Exhausted and sun burnt, but thankful for the last two days of sailing. I think we needed this.  It’s nice to disconnect every once in a while for a couple of days, anchor far away from everyone and watch a beautiful sunset.

   Last night was fun getting in. We had to head up quite a bit to make it through this narrow, poorly marked channel fraught with shoals. Our speed shot up to 9.5 knots as we caught the flood in to the sound.  We healed her over and thought, “here we go.”  It must have looked quite incredible, When And If flying in to this channel in all her glory, everything up. But, there was not a soul in sight to witness our feat. (okay, so I admit, I’m a little vain.)  ;)