A Supine View From the Cockpit Bench

I was tired.  It was cold.  I cuddled with Sage, and this is what I saw.

Thank you, Steve and Gloria, for your amazing hospitality! There is super strong current that requires the engine to be revved up high in order to counter it.  Jamey had to do a three point turn to get us out of the slip and marina.  Steve will sometimes have several lines running from a boat to the dock to help maintain control of the boat.  He did a great job trusting Jamey's ability and threw us the last line as soon as Jamey had backed out. 

Leaving Lady Island's Marina.  We hope to return one day!

                       

Going under the swing bridge that we walked over yesterday.

Best crew ever!

It takes her awhile to winch in the main, but not for lack of effort.

WHERE WE ARE: Anchored in New River, Mile 570

WHERE WE STARTED: Docked at Lady's Island Marina, Beaufort, S.C.

THERE TO HERE: 36 miles, Jamey at the helm. 

We went aground!  The interesting thing about going aground today is that Jamey and I had had a discussion earlier in the morning about whether it is better to give a wider berth to the temporary, smaller cans that mark shoals or the more permanent, larger daymarkers that mark a channel's edge.  I argue for avoiding the cans -- shoals are shifty and likely to spread.  Jamey votes for staying far away from daymarkers -- they are huge structures that have to be anchored into something below.  There is probably no right answer except that as Jamey says, "Everyone goes aground."

The tide was falling, and reversing did not help to get us off the shoal.  Luckily we got off by having everyone move to the bow of the boat.  We had also tried having everyone hang off the boom let out to the starboard side and rocking the boat like crazy.  The can and daymarker in question are behind us in this picture.