Short Hop Outside ... Saturday 24th November 2012
We went back and forth on our views about outside vs. inside
for today. Outside would be longer. Inside would be dull. Finally it was the thought that we were
forgetting what to do with those large white sheet-like things that pushed us
into going outside. We set off before 9 am. Before getting to the inlet channel we put up
the mainsail. We carried on east through the channel finally turning south once
we were well past the breakwater. The
wind seemed fairly strong. The following
sea was mostly okay with an occasional patch of noticeably bigger waves. As the morning progressed the wind seemed to
ease and we were forced to unfurl the genoa to maintain a decent speed. It seemed that the swells were worse the slower
the boat went so maintaining speed was a priority. After about fours hours we turned to enter
the St. John’s River inlet.
Shortly after entering, Mike pointed out a place where he
thought we could anchor, off the side of the channel. I wasn’t too taken with it; it’s not in the
guidebooks and might have a lot of current and boat traffic. As we carried on motoring up the river, a
Canadian boat ahead of us circled back and anchored in Mike’s spot. A further five miles up the river, we came to
the listed anchorage. Once the anchor
was down, I could tell that the current was sweeping the boat in a very odd
direction. Then came a parade of small
powerboats. Slightly later we heard a
very deep hooting noise and looked out to see a Carnival Cruise ship going
by. So this anchorage has lots of
current and lots of boat traffic AND it’s five miles further out of our way for
tomorrow. What was I thinking…
No photos tonight.
30 23 49.3 N, 81 30 25.6 W
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