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Charleston, Beaufort, Savannah and Trip to MA!

Lots of moving parts over the last week. Zachary flew to Charleston, spent a day with both of us then Tracy flew to MA for the annual Fall Lane Girls Weekend while Zach and Bob cruised to Savannah. The 3 day cruise to Savannah with Zach was a first without the first mate (aka Admiral Tracy). Zach stepped in to do it all including lots of time at the wheel, anchoring, and working lines and fenders as we approached Savannah. Zach got to experience the isolated life on the hook, a mooring in Beaufort where we could dinghy to town for a walk and some pizza, and dock life in Savannah with several other cruisers heading in all directions. He also lent his hand in the galley and helped with some boat projects. Tracy flew back south to Savannah, enjoyed a few days with Zach before he returned to realty.

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Charleston, SC

During our last visit to Charleston, we fell in love with the city and all it has to offer. So, this year we decided to stay a week and play the role of tourists. Also the timing was perfect to queue up for Tracy to fly home for the annual fall ‘Lane Girls Weekend’ and Zach to fly down to cruise with Bob.

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Drama on the ICW

Today was a travel day, no big plans just put on a few miles to get closer to Charleston.  The weather was bright and sunny, but cold and windy. Forecast called for 15-18 knot winds with stronger gusts, borderline no-go day, but we expected to be protected inside the ICW for most of the ride.  We bundled up for a cold ride and set out at 8:30, so that we could get some help releasing the lines at the dock.  About an hour into the ride, we realized the forecast was a little off on the wind prediction or the gusts were a whole lot steadier. Not really a problem except for the

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