Category: Shake Down Cruise

Friday, June 3 We left the Stono Creek Anchorage at a good time so that we could make it through Elliot cut just before you get into Charleston Harbor. This is a very narrow cut...

Thursday, June 2 We looked at our chain before we could pull the anchor and this is what we found. Tons of sea grass and thousands of bugs covering the snubber lines and the...

Wednesday, June 1 Left Isle of Hope at 6 AM. We wanted to get through Fields Cut, a traditional difficult spot with shoaling and low water, in at least mid tide. High tide was at...

May 26-31 Isle of Hope is around a 15 minutes drive to the downtown hub of Savannah.  We drove the van into town and we took the Old Savannah trolley and toured around all...

Thursday, May 26 Tide changes in Georgia are quite dramatic.   They can change between 7 to 9 feet every 6 hours. There were some areas that we need to be cautious of and...

Wednesday, May 25 We left the dinghy in the water last night. In the morning, we took the our dinghy over to Greek’s Folly and picked them up.  Then we went to the Sapelo...

Tuesday, May 24 Left Brunswick Landing at around 10:30 AM. Stopped at the gas dock for fuel at $1.97 per gal.  They have a free pump out at the gas dock too. We are...

Monday, May 23 Our friend Pam and I drove her car and our van up to Savannah to Isle of Hope Marina. This is where we will be heading to on Thursday.  We wanted...

Sunday May 22 Left Fernandina Beach Harbor Marina at 6:30 AM. Short Vacation was in a rather tight fairway. It was pretty windy, with a little bit of current and we needed to have...

Saturday, May 21 John and Mark left Fernindina Beach Marina on Mara Beel at around 7:15 AM. After a early morning pump out they took the boat over to Saint Mary’s boat services to...