June 1-June 11, 2018 11 days. 88 days since start. 144 nautical miles. 873 total since start. Georgetown to Prince Creek 22 nautical miles. 751 since start. 4 hours motoring Soon after leaving Georgetown harbor heading north on the ICW, Winyah Bay begins to shrink down until it flows...
Places, Stories, and Thoughts of the Atlantic ICW Beaufort, SC to Georgetown, SC
May 23-May 31, 2018 9 days. 77 days since start. 121 nautical miles. 729 total since start. Beaufort, SC Mooring Field to Toogoodoo Creek 37 nautical miles. 645 since start. 6.5 hours motoring Continuing up the Lowcountry, the ICW here is similar to Georgia in that it follows small...
Places, Stories, and Thoughts of the Atlantic ICW St Simons, GA to Beaufort, SC (including half way ICW stats)
May 12-May 22, 2018 11 days. 68 days since start. 122 nautical miles. 608 total since start. St Simons Island to New Teakettle Creek 24 nautical miles. 510 since start. 5 hours motoring Leaving St Simons, we entered the area of coastal GA that is dominated by marsh land....
Places, Stories, and Thoughts of the Atlantic ICW St Augustine to St Simons, GA
April 28-May 11, 2018 14 days. 57 days since start. 103 nautical miles. 486 total since start. St Augustine Mooring Field to Little Marsh Island St Johns River Jacksonville 35 nautical miles. 418 total since start. 5.5 hours motoring Favorable current through this stretch so we were moving along...
Places, Stories, and Thoughts of the Atlantic ICW Ft Lauderdale to St Augustine
April 10-April 27, 2018 18 days. 43 since start. 253 nautical miles. 383 total since start. Las Olas Marina Ft Lauderdale to Lake Boca Raton April 10, 2018 19 nautical miles. 149 total since start. 4 hours motoring Beautiful huge mansions line the ICW here. Lots of draw bridges...
Places, Stories, and Thoughts of the Atlantic ICW Boot Key Harbor to Ft Lauderdale
March 16-April 9, 2018 25 days 130 nautical miles Boot Key Harbor Marathon to Jewfish Hole Fiesta Key March 16, 2018 28 nautical miles 5 hours half motoring, half motor sailing Traveled west to center of 7 mile bridge before going under and heading back east on Florida Bay...
Holiday’s 2018 Summer Plan and Musings on Different Cruising Plans
Last year for our first summer living aboard Holiday, the original plan had been to cruise up the ICW and tour the eastern coast of the US. Our thinking was to ease into our new life before tackling big passages, see a bunch of cities we had never been...
2 and a half months in Boot Key Harbor Part 2
One very important aspect of cruising is upkeep and maintenance. Keeping the boat floating, the systems functioning, and repairing/replacing old broken parts/systems is a constant endeavor in the harsh salt water environment. Ignore the “to do” list too long, and at best you end up with an overwhelming amount...