Weather: Bright, sunny day; temp range 54 – 77 degrees; West wind 10 – 18 knots; light chop in the larger bodies of water
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Today’s first order of business… FALL BACK… we’re back on Eastern Standard Time but not looking forward to shorter days!
We departed Isle of Hope Marina at 1100 hours after another trip to West Marine and attending to boat ch
ores. We navigate the Skidaway Narrows Bascule Bridge and the Skidaway, Vernon, Ogeechee and Bear Rivers, St. Catherine’s Sound, finally anchoring in Walburg Creek, St. Catherine Island, GA.
Between the Vernon and Ogeechee Rivers, we negotiated the treacherous “Hell’s Gate,” a shallow, constantly shifting and shoaling cut connecting the Vernon and Ogeechee Rivers. We ha
ve seen vessels aground in Hell’s Gate, but not today! “Tally Ho,” with a draft of five feet and the deepest draft vessel in our group, made it through easily as did everyone else. We went through on a rising tide, and didn’t see any soundings less than nine feet. “No worries mate!”
Navigating was relatively straightforward today. The rivers are wide and deep as was the sound. We negotiated a few ranges; a couple were missing a mark, making the range usless.
Since we anchored in 20 feet of water, we let out 180 feet of anchor rode. It is our deepest anchorage to date. It will take some time to pull all that line in tomorrow morning!
We settled down in the cockpit to enjoy cocktails and appetizers while watching another spectacular sunset.
We’ll sleep well tonight and plan for an 0800 departure tomorrow.
Comment:
Today’s first order of business… FALL BACK… we’re back on Eastern Standard Time but not looking forward to shorter days!
We departed Isle of Hope Marina at 1100 hours after another trip to West Marine and attending to boat ch
ores. We navigate the Skidaway Narrows Bascule Bridge and the Skidaway, Vernon, Ogeechee and Bear Rivers, St. Catherine’s Sound, finally anchoring in Walburg Creek, St. Catherine Island, GA.Between the Vernon and Ogeechee Rivers, we negotiated the treacherous “Hell’s Gate,” a shallow, constantly shifting and shoaling cut connecting the Vernon and Ogeechee Rivers. We ha
ve seen vessels aground in Hell’s Gate, but not today! “Tally Ho,” with a draft of five feet and the deepest draft vessel in our group, made it through easily as did everyone else. We went through on a rising tide, and didn’t see any soundings less than nine feet. “No worries mate!”Navigating was relatively straightforward today. The rivers are wide and deep as was the sound. We negotiated a few ranges; a couple were missing a mark, making the range usless.
Since we anchored in 20 feet of water, we let out 180 feet of anchor rode. It is our deepest anchorage to date. It will take some time to pull all that line in tomorrow morning!
We settled down in the cockpit to enjoy cocktails and appetizers while watching another spectacular sunset.
We’ll sleep well tonight and plan for an 0800 departure tomorrow.
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