Sunday, February 7, 2010
Underway, but cold!
Underway yesterday from Isle of Hope, we only traveled 26 miles. Forecast was for 15to 20 from the west, which we thought would be great. Turned out that it was a steady 20 to 25, gusting to 30, and the waters were more open than appeared on the chart, at least for the first 15 miles, so it was uncomfortable traveling, and very noisy. Temperatures around 50 degrees and mostly cloudy, not a pleasant day to be on the water. And not good sailing conditions, with some narrow channels and many changes of direction. We had planned to go further, but we opted for Kilkenny Marina, about 1.5 miles off the ICW. Adequate facilities, good protection, and we were happy to plug in the electric (and therefore the electric heater). It is a great place to walk the dog and we enjoyed meeting the 14 year old yellow lab who lives here. Also met Kevin and Nadia on their Pacific Seacraft 27, who had traveled from the City Dock in Savannah yesterday.
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Sounds like quite an adventure for your first year.
The north country is being spared the weather this year. YEAH!
Frank and Sue
Hello from N. VA!
What I wouldn't give for some of your 50 degree weather! The southern branch of the jet stream has brought us more than our fair share of snows and storms. We set records for the most snow from one storm and the most snow for the season since modern record keeping started.
The latest storm is tracking more southerly - we'll get nipped by the northernmost edge on Tuesday. I hope the southern edge does not catch you and that you can move into that warm weather soon.
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