Back in the Saddle Again! (Day 038)

Sunrise from Bull Creek, SC



Cattle Pen Creek, St. Catherine Island, GA MM 625.5
Distance Traveled: 61.2 Hours Underway: 9.1 Average Speed: 6.7mph

Weather: Sunny, north wind @ 10 to 15 knots; wake up temp 46 degrees, high temp in the bubble was 73 degrees



Container ship inbound on the Savannah River

Comment: Departed Bull Creek in civil twilight with steaming lights aglow. Motored down the waterway, and after passing the Savannah River, Causton Bluffs Bascule Bridge, Thunderbolt, Isle of Hope and the Skidaway Narrows bascule Bridge, we unfurled the jib and immediately gained 1 mph. The jib continued to help the motors and the current push us down the waterway. The current was in our favor most of the day. I think we only had a foul current for an hour or so. While motor-sailing we averaged near 8 mph. For a about an hour, we sustained speeds over 10 (max = 10.9) mph. Our average speed for the day was 6.7 mph. Very pleasing indeed.

We set the anchor in the Cattle Pen Creek. Canvasback Too rafted with us and joined us for a salad and Beef Stroganoff dinner. After dinner, it was quiet time, early sack time for an early (but more civilized) 0730 departure tomorrow morning.

Until today, we have become spoiled by a string of shorter than normal days. Doing 9+ hour days has become unusual, but today we're back in the saddle again (check the video)!






Arial view of the Cattle Pen Creek Anchorage


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