[Rhodes22-list] Wally's Voyage? Yes!

[Wally Buck]

Ed,

I will post pics and details once I catch up. Due to some mechanical issues 
and constant N and NE winds we did not reach our ultimate goal of Norfolk 
VA. We did have a great trip from Cocoa FL up to Wrightsville Beach NC. We 
spent 3 nights in the gulf stream, three on the hook at various spots on the 
ICW, and 3 nights at marinas. No one got seasick although we did hit some 
rough weather out in the stream.

We left last Saturday night from Cocoa FL with favorable breeze for a day 
and a half. The first night on the ocean was nice. The second we had a 
single reef and furled genny later changing to a double reef. The boat was 
under control but it was a rough ride. Winds were steady 18 - 25 and waves 
starting stacking up with max size at about 10 feet. After sailing for 48 
hours we came in at Jacksonville and motored to Amelia Island on the ICW. We 
were tired and spent the third night at Amelia Island.  From there we 
cruised up the ICW past Cumberland Island and spent 2 nights at Jekyll 
Island waiting on pump to be overnighted.

We then motored sailed  out north side of Jekyll and hit the gulf stream. We 
had some great wind and spent the night sailing with winds out of the East 
but it again changed to NE. We had furled genny and double reef hitting 10 
knots in gulf stream but it was a wild ride.  We sailed back in aiming for 
Charlseton SC and came up short. Gave up on Charleston and came in just 
south at Edisto Island, Followed the Edisto River into the ICW for a night 
on the hook.

We motored up ICW through Charleston Harbor to Georgetown SC. We then 
entered the nastiest part of the ICW; Myrtle Beach. We sailed back out at 
LIttle River Inlet and came in Willmington Harbor and then north on the ICW 
to Wrytsville Beach NC. Jenny and I rented a car and got home last night 
late. I will post a little better report and pics shortly.

Wally

>From: "ed kroposki" <ekroposki at charter.net>
>Reply-To: The Rhodes 22 mail list <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
>To: "The Rhodes 22 mail list" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
>Subject: [Rhodes22-list] Wally's Voyage?
>Date: Tue, 28 Jun 2005 12:32:55 -0400
>
>   I thought you went on a sailing voyage?  Since you are just posting
>routine emails, I guess no trip?
>
>
>
>Ed K
>
>Greenville, SC, USA
>
>__________________________________________________
>Use Rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org, Help? www.rhodes22.org/list