Broke Down
We’ve had a rough few days, but cruising life looks like it’s about to pick up! Beautiful weather, calm water, and we’re moving south! We make it about three hours south…and then we lose an engine. And then I lose it.
St. Augustine
On the heels of getting beat up on an ocean passage, we make our way inland to the calm waters of the ICW. Instead, we’re met with more rough weather – this time in the anchorage!
Rough Ocean Passage
We head out into the ocean to find nothing as forecast. Instead of a nice, easy sail, we get beat up by steep waves and adverse currents. It was not a fun trip!
Back at the Marina
After a harrowing escape from the boatyard basin, we’re finally free! Back in the water, with a fresh clean boat, we’re ready for an offshore hop!
Out of the Water, Into the Yard
Have you been wondering how we’re getting this giant boat out of the water? Wonder no more! We get our girl into the travel lift and up, up and away she goes!
Waiting
We’re waiting for the boat yard to give us the go-ahead for hauling out, and in the meantime…more expensive things break. Yay.
The Worst Day of the Trip
This is truly the most dangerous situation we’ve been in. Fighting the wind and current with only one working engine, an incompetent bridge tender nearly causes a collision.
Life on One Engine
We’re down to one engine, which is proving to be more challenging than we expected. Wind and current can easily overpower us, and we’re learning how to compensate for that.
Big Problems, Big Decisions
We’ve run into an actual Big Problem on this trip, which has left us in a tenuous situation. Now we’ve got a decision to make: can we continue on to Charleston? Or do we need to figure out a faster solution?
Swansboro, Southport and Snarkitects
We’re doing the boring thing and transiting the ICW, a few miles a day. To help switch things up, we’re pointing a snarkitect eye at the beach houses we see along the way. And! We meet up with friends and take real showers!