Day 1 – Wednesday, May 24, 2023
0736 – Departed Cypress Island Marina (Palm Beach Gardens, FL)
1100 – Offshore at Saint Lucie Inlet
1425 – AICW Re-entry at Fort Pierce Inlet
1730 – Docked at Vero Beach City Marina (Vero Beach, FL)
Thunder Storms & Rain
Leg: 49 NM
Total: 49 NM
Day 2 – Thursday, May 25, 2023
0705 – Depart Vero Beach City Marina (Vero Beach, FL)
0900 – Pass Sebastian Inlet
1515 – Made Addison Point Bridge with 15 Minutes to Spare Before Rush Hour when opening is stopped
(No openings Monday through Friday, 0630 to 0800 and 1530 to 1700)
1715 – Arrived at Titusville Marina (Titusville, FL) (Pump Out)
1730 – Transferred to Fuel Dock for the night
Wind Gusty
Leg: 58 NM
Total: 107 NM
Day 3 – Friday, May 26, 2023
0605 – Depart Titusville Marina (Titusville, FL)
The Wind Dropped in the AM
Used Bow Line to Spring Off the Dock
0730 – Haulover Canal
1100 – Passing through New Smyrna Beach, FL
1300 – Passing through Daytona Beach
1705 – Arrive at Palm Coast Marina (Palm Coast, FL)
Wind N/NW 20-25
Scattered Showers
Leg: 67 NM
Total: 174 NM
Day 4 – Saturday, May 27, 2023
Waited for the Weather (Gale Warnings) to Calm Down
Did Laundry, Cleaned Out Lockers, Inflated Fenders & Dinghy, Plotted our Course for Sunday
Day 5 – Sunday, May 28, 2023
0720 – Depart Palm Coast Marina
(Palm Coast, FL)
1030 – Bridge of Lions, Saint Augustine, FL
1030 – Saint Augustine Sea Buoy
1100 – Offshore – Abreast Jacksonville, FL
1515 – Offshore – Abreast Fernandina Beach, FL
1800 – Offshore – Abreast Brunswick, GA
Changed Course to Avoid Ship
Day 6 – Monday, May 29, 2023
0630 – Offshore – Abreast Savannah, GA
Avoided Inbound Vessel
Altered Course for Cape Fear
We went closer to shore to get a cell signal for the weather report. Nixed going around Cape Hatteras
Day 7 – Tuesday, May 30, 2023
1130 – Offshore – Abreast Cape Fear
Changed course and reduced speed to make Beaufort, NC, at Daylight
1800 – Wind & Seas Picked up to 4′ – 5′
Day 8 – Wednesday, May 31, 2023
0400 – Seas Calming
0645 – Beaufort Sea Buoy
1240 – Arrive at River Dunes Harbor Club & Marina (Oriental, NC)
Leg: 427 NM
Total: 601 NM
Day 9 – Thursday, June 1, 2023
0545 – Depart River Dunes
1700 – Anchored off Durant Island in Alligator River, North of the bridge.
7 other boats at anchor
Leg: 84 NM
Total: 685 NM
Day 10 – Friday, June 2, 2023
0650 – Departed from Durant Island anchorage after a very restful night.
Heavy Fog in the morning
1025 – North River in patchy fog
1310 – Docked at Coinjock with strong current from astern
Leg: 32 NM
Total: 717 NM
Day 11 – Friday, June 3, 2023
1310 – Arrive at the Great Bridge lock
1418 – Entered lock
1444 – Departed lock
1630 – Arrive at Waterside Marina
Wind 20, gusting to 30
Leg: 43 NM
Total: 760 NM
Day 12 – Saturday, June 4, 2023
Waited for the Weather (Gale Warnings) to Calm Down
Day 13 – Sunday, June 5, 2023
0745 – Departed Waterside
1600- Anchored north of Sandy Point
Leg: 63 NM
Total: 823 NM
Day 13 – Monday, June 6, 2023
0715 – Departed anchorage
1645 – Anchored south of Kent Point
Leg: 69 NM
Total: 920 NM
Day 14 – Tuesday, June 7, 2023
Woke up to what looked like heavy fog.
Upon checking, I discovered that the haze was caused by smoke from fires in Canada.
0720 – Departed anchorage
0910 – Passed under Bay Bridge with 1/4 mile visibility
1200 – We were greeted by a large pod of dolphins feasting on a school of fish, west of Worton Creek
1445 – Arrive at our new home port at the Granary Marina
Leg: 52 NM
Total: 972 NM
ā”A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step“
~ Lao Tzu
