Our wives and children stayed at home, and we are grateful for their support, encouragement, and strength to do it alone for almost a month. Thank you Beth and Jennifer!
It has a length overall of 43' 8", a waterline length of 36' 8", a beam of 14' 3", a draft of 4' 3", a height to clear of 23' 6", and a displacement of 33,470 pounds. It has very ample accommodations for a cruising couple with a forward master stateroom, head & shower, a galley with an electric refrigerator, a propane stove/oven, a settee and dinette, a pilothouse, a flying bridge, an aft deck with dingy, and lots of storage space. A bonus is an engine room with over 6' of headroom!
| Date | Destination at the end of the Day | Depart EDT/EST | Arrive EDT/EST | Time Underway | Log Distance | Average Speed | Latitude North | Longitude West | GC Dist | Log/GC Factor | Latitude Traveled | ICW Statute Mile # |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22-Oct | Harrington Harbour, Rose Haven, MD | 12:00 PM | 38.72618° | 76.54150° | ||||||||
| 24-Oct | Washburn Boatyard, Solomons, MD | 9:20 AM | 1:35 PM | 4:15 | 31.5 nmi | 7.4 knots | 38.33267° | 76.45878° | 23.9 nmi | 1.316 | 0.39352° | |
| 25-Oct | Jackson Creek anchorage, Deltaville, VA | 7:20 AM | 3:15 PM | 7:55 | 56.6 nmi | 7.1 knots | 37.54483° | 76.33415° | 47.6 nmi | 1.188 | 0.78783° | |
| 26-Oct | Waterside Marina, Norfolk, VA | 7:05 AM | 2:42 PM | 7:37 | 48.0 nmi | 6.3 knots | 36.84375° | 76.29182° | 42.1 nmi | 1.140 | 0.70108° | 0 |
| 28-Oct | Coinjock Marina, Coinjock, NC | 8:34 AM | 4:00 PM | 7:26 | 42.1 nmi | 5.7 knots | 36.34858° | 75.94893° | 34.0 nmi | 1.239 | 0.49517° | 50 |
| 29-Oct | Pungo River anchorage, NC | 8:05 AM | 5:34 PM | 9:29 | 68.0 nmi | 7.2 knots | 35.55885° | 76.47138° | 53.8 nmi | 1.265 | 0.78973° | 127 |
| 30-Oct | Portside Marina, Morehead City, NC | 6:04 AM | 3:15 PM | 9:11 | 66.3 nmi | 7.2 knots | 34.71860° | 76.70510° | 51.7 nmi | 1.282 | 0.84025° | 205 |
| 31-Oct | Wrightsville Beach anchorage, NC | 6:14 AM | 5:20 PM | 11:06 | 69.8 nmi | 6.3 knots | 34.20107° | 77.80455° | 62.6 nmi | 1.114 | 0.51753° | 283 |
| 1-Nov | Barefoot Landing, North Myrtle Beach, SC | 6:52 AM | 3:52 PM | 9:00 | 62.3 nmi | 6.9 knots | 33.80110° | 78.74617° | 52.6 nmi | 1.184 | 0.39997° | 354 |
| 2-Nov | Awendaw Creek anchorage, SC | 7:06 AM | 5:26 PM | 10:20 | 71.6 nmi | 6.9 knots | 33.03432° | 79.53850° | 60.8 nmi | 1.179 | 0.76678° | 436 |
| 3-Nov | Rock Creek anchorage, SC | 6:49 AM | 4:26 PM | 9:37 | 69.5 nmi | 7.2 knots | 32.52718° | 80.48248° | 56.5 nmi | 1.230 | 0.50713° | 516 |
| 4-Nov | Herb River anchorage, GA | 6:53 AM | 4:10 PM | 9:17 | 59.8 nmi | 6.4 knots | 32.01488° | 81.03233° | 41.5 nmi | 1.441 | 0.51230° | 585 |
| 5-Nov | Wallys' Leg anchorage, GA | 6:49 AM | 4:12 PM | 9:23 | 72.4 nmi | 7.7 knots | 31.25813° | 81.39785° | 49.1 nmi | 1.475 | 0.75675° | 666 |
| 6-Nov | Fort George River anchorage, FL | 6:50 AM | 3:38 PM | 8:48 | 60.3 nmi | 6.9 knots | 30.44045° | 81.43595° | 49.1 nmi | 1.228 | 0.81768° | 735 |
| 7-Nov | St. Augustine Municipal Marina, FL | 7:57 AM | 1:03 PM | 5:06 | 37.8 nmi | 7.4 knots | 29.89213° | 81.30938° | 33.5 nmi | 1.127 | 0.54832° | 778 |
| 8-Nov | Rockhouse Creek anchorage, FL | 9:31 AM | 4:46 PM | 7:15 | 55.9 nmi | 7.7 knots | 29.06120° | 80.93117° | 53.6 nmi | 1.042 | 0.83093° | 842 |
| 9-Nov | Indian Harbour Beach anchorage, FL | 6:47 AM | 3:15 PM | 8:28 | 63.5 nmi | 7.5 knots | 28.14267° | 80.60230° | 57.8 nmi | 1.099 | 0.91853° | 914 |
| 10-Nov | Fort Pierce City Marina, FL | 6:50 AM | 1:43 PM | 6:53 | 47.0 nmi | 6.8 knots | 27.45055° | 80.32028° | 44.1 nmi | 1.065 | 0.69212° | 965 |
| Averages: | 7:21 AM | 3:46 PM | 8:18 | 57.8 nmi | 7.0 knots | 48.1 nmi | 1.222 | 0.66147° | ||||
| Totals: | 141:06 | 982.4 nmi | 11.27563° | 3.77878° | 814.4 nmi | 11.27563° |
Our daily mileage ("Log") and southing ("DeltaLat") can be seen in this graph:
2003.10.21 Lv 4:00pm North Bend, WA Ar 4:45pm Seatac Airport, WA Lv 6:54pm Seatac Airport, WA (on Alaska Airlines) Ar 8:54pm Oakland, CA (meeting Erich) Lv 11:18pm Oakland, CA (together on JetBlue) 2003.10.22 Ar 7:18am Dulles Airport, Washington DC Lv 8:30am Dulles Airport, Washington DC (in Ford Escape rental car) Ar 12:00pm Rose Haven, MD N38°43.571' W076°32.490' Harrington Harbour, Rose Haven, MD 2003.10.23 Groceries at Food Lion, supplies from Wal-Mart Got "Skipper Bob" guides at Fawcett Boat Supplies, Annapolis, MD N38°33.182' W076°35.808' Food Lion, Prince Frederick, MD 2003.10.24 Lv 9:20am Rose Haven, MD Ar 1:35pm Solomons, MD 31.5 nmi N38°19.960' W076°27.527' Washburn Boatyard, Solomons, MD 2003.10.25 Lv 7:20am Solomons, MD Ar 3:15pm Deltaville, VA 56.6 nmi N37°32.690' W076°20.049' Jackson Creek, Deltaville, VA 2003.10.26 Lv 7:05am Deltaville, VA Ar 2:42pm Norfolk, VA 48.0 nmi N36°50.625' W076°17.509' Waterside Marina, Norfolk, VA 2003.10.27 Explored Norfolk, VA while waiting out storm 2003.10.28 Lv 8:34am Norfolk, VA (ICW 0) Ar 4:00pm Coinjock, NC (ICW 50) 42.1 nmi N36°20.915' W075°56.936' Coinjock Marina, Coinjock, NC 2003.10.29 Lv 8:05am Coinjock, NC (ICW 50) Ar 5:34pm Pungo River, NC (ICW 127) 68.0 nmi N35°33.531' W076°28.283' Pungo River, NC (anchorage at end of long canals) 2003.10.30 Lv 6:04am Pungo River, NC (ICW 127) Ar 3:15pm Morehead City, NC (ICW 205) 66.3 nmi N34°50.870' W076°41.384' Canal north of Core Creek bridge, NC N34°43.116' W076°42.306' Portside Marina, Morehead City, NC 2003.10.31 Lv 6:14am Morehead City, NC (ICW 205) Ar 5:20pm Wrightsville Beach, NC (ICW 283) 69.8 nmi N34°12.064' W077°48.273' Wrightsville Beach, NC (anchorage) 2003.11.01 Lv 6:52am Wrightsville Beach, NC (ICW 283) Ar 3:52pm North Myrtle Beach, SC (ICW 354) 62.3 nmi N33°48.066' W078°44.770' Barefoot Landing, North Myrtle Beach, SC 2003.11.02 Lv 7:06am North Myrtle Beach, SC (ICW 354) Ar 5:26pm Awendaw Creek, SC (ICW 436) 71.6 nmi N33°02.059' W079°32.310' Awendaw Creek, SC (anchorage 6 mi N of McClellanville, SC) 2003.11.03 Lv 6:49am Awendaw Creek, SC (ICW 436) Ar 4:26pm Rock Creek, SC (ICW 516) 69.5 nmi N32°31.631' W080°28.949' Rock Creek, SC (anchorage 11 nmi N of Beaufort, SC) 2003.11.04 Lv 6:53am Rock Creek, SC (ICW 516) Ar 9:45am Beaufort, SC (ICW 536) Lv 10:35am Beaufort, SC (ICW 536) Ar 4:10pm Herb River, GA (ICW 585) 59.8 nmi N32°25.193' W080°39.519' Lady Island Marina, Beaufort, SC (walked to Winn Dixie) N32°00.893' W081°01.940' Herb River, GA (anchorage just south of Palmer-Johnson) 2003.11.05 Lv 6:49am Herb River, GA (ICW 585) Ar 4:12pm Wallys' Leg, GA (ICW 666) 72.4 nmi N31°59.473' W081°01.441' University of Georgia Marine Extension Aquarium N31°48.600' W081°00.900' 9:12am, east at ICW 605 in Ogeechee River for Atlantic Ocean N31°38.971' W081°02.020' Offshore 5 nmi in the Atlantic Ocean N31°32.448' W081°12.532' 12:12pm back in at ICW 635 Blackbeard Island, GA N31°15.488' W081°23.871' Wallys' Leg, GA (anchorage 6 nmi N of Brunswick, GA) 2003.11.06 Lv 6:50am Wallys' Leg, GA (ICW 666) Ar 3:38pm Fort George River, FL (ICW 735) 60.3 nmi N30°53.231' W081°30.872' Westernmost point of trip (ICW 700) N30°42.500' W081°27.800' Entered Florida N30°26.427' W081°26.157' Fort George River, FL (anchorage 5 mi N of Mayport, FL) 2003.11.07 Lv 7:57am Fort George River, FL (ICW 735) Ar 1:03pm St. Augustine, FL (ICW 778) 37.8 nmi N29°53.528' W081°18.563' Saint Augustine Municipal Marina, Slip 21 2003.11.08 Lv 9:31am St. Augustine, FL (ICW 778) Ar 4:46pm Rockhouse Creek, FL (ICW 842) 55.9 nmi N29°03.672' W080°55.870' Rockhouse Creek, FL (anchorage 2 mi N of New Smyrna Beach, FL) 2003.11.09 Lv 6:47am Rockhouse Creek, FL (ICW 842) Ar 3:15pm Indian Harbour Beach, FL (ICW 914) 63.5 nmi N28°08.560' W080°36.138' Dragon Point, Indian Harbour Beach, FL 2003.11.10 Lv 6:50am Indian Harbour Beach, FL (ICW 914) Ar 1:43pm Fort Pierce City Marina fuel dock, FL (ICW 965) Lv 2:24pm Fort Pierce City Marina fuel dock, FL (ICW 965) Ar 2:28pm Fort Pierce City Marina slip C-21, FL (ICW 965) 47.0 nmi N27°27.037' W080°19.323' Fort Pierce City Marina fuel dock, FL N27°27.033' W080°19.217' Fort Pierce City Marina slip C-21, FL 981.5 nmi total Simrad GPS miles for boat trip 2003.11.11 Lv 4:59pm Fort Lauderdale, FL (on ATA) Ar 6:58pm Chicago, IL Lv 9:35pm Chicago, IL (on ATA) Ar 11:54pm Seatac Airport, WA Gone 21 days.
Last modified: 2003.11.19