We departed Charleston Harbor Marina this morning and made the 9 am bridge opening in Elliott Cut (along with 12 other vessels). We arrived at the anchorage about 1:15 pm and it is BLOWING like crazy at the moment and I'm glad to be safely anchored (at least we HOPE it's safely anchored). "Enchantment" the 40 ft. Cabo Rico Motor Sailor is also anchored back here. We had hoped to go offshore tomorrow morning with them through the N. Edisto River Inlet and onto Fernandina Beach, FL. The winds are scheduled to blow SSW 15-17 kts so my vote is "no" because I'm tired of beating. We already had 2 offshore days this week where we were beating into the wind for hours on end. I'm going to check the new site that Dave Hawley gave us http://www.windmapper.com/ before we make a final decision. If we don't go offshore, we'll just motor on to Beaufort which is not a bad place to get stuck in the rain (which is forecasted for the next 3 days). My hope is to find a period of 24-48 hrs. with NE or NW winds to push us to FL. I don't mind surfing!
Photo added 11/24/08 - Here's a photo of the 3 boats (Copeing, Enchantment and Long Gone) all tied up to Copeing, a 63 ft. Ocean Reef. It was so foggy that you couldn't see to navigate!
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We enjoy your Blog, good sailing.
Roxanne & Joe
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