Up the Wahoo … River … Saturday 17th November 2012
We got up at 6.30am, switched on the Espar heating and had a quick breakfast of muesli, bananas and coffee. We were under way at 7.15am, but not the first boat to leave the anchorage. It soon became apparent that there would be plenty of company for today's trip. Right from the outset there were about a dozen boats within a couple of miles of us making their way down the ICW. We continued in a generally south west trend, down some rivers, up others, and through a series of narrow cuts. The Savannah River provided some excitement in the form of massive container ships. Later we were startled by the cries of a bunch of lads on small skiff that came roaring up to us to display their trophies. They had been out hunting that morning and shot a couple of wild pigs and a few "marsh hens" (i.e. the Clapper Rails that we had been so excited to hear the other day!) They were more than happy to stop and pose for a photo. The morning had been very chilly with a bracing northerly wind, but as the day went on the sun came out and we enjoyed both the sailing and the company of the other boats. Because the route was less constrained and the wind fairly strong we were able to motor sail with the aid of the genoa, which was great. Overall it seemed we had more favorable currents than adverse, and at one point we logged 10.3 knots over the ground. By 4pm we had covered 60 miles and were anchored up the Wahoo River. We were well pleased with the progress and it sets us up to tackle some challenging sections tomorrow on a favorable tide.
Mike
31 35 35.8 N, 81 12 14.1 W
Container ship in the Savannah River
A bunch of happy hunters
Pelican
Power sailing down the Georgia ICW
Sunset from our anchorage in the Wahoo River
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