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

[Robert Quinn]

Wally:  What boat made this passage?

Bob


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Wally Buck" <tnrhodey at hotmail.com>
To: <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
Sent: Tuesday, June 28, 2005 1:11 PM
Subject: RE: [Rhodes22-list] Wally's Voyage? Yes!


> 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>
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>>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
>>
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