CODA : More changes in latitude. Exploring South Carolina.
3 April 2025
Lady's Island Marina, Beaufort, South Carolina
Our friends Chip and Angela aboard S/V Arrow found our memory board on top of Boo Boo Hill at Warderick Wells, Exumas Land & Sea Park.
Marc- Another big travel day for the crew of Coda. We covered 70 miles from Kilkenny, Georgia to Beaufort, South Carolina in 10 hours. The only consistent was a favorable 15 Knot southeast wind that sure helped. There were several shallow areas to pass through with the help of tidal differences. Georgia has 8 to 10 foot tides twice a day. That means a lot of water moves around the many waterways in and along the coast. The ICW is a connection of existing waterways such that you can have a favorable three knot current in one place and then the reverse in the next waterway. Imagine a zigzag course. Coda's boat speed averaged out at 7 knots yet we were doing up to 9 knots at times and 5 knots in other times. The important timing was reaching the Lady's Island Bridge for its 19:00 opening so we could get to our destination before dark. The sun set at 19:45 today at Beaufort, SC.
Stars & Stripes (1983 America's Cup 12 meter USA competitor
sailing out of Hilton Head, South Carolina).
Another sight while passing by Hilton Head, SC.
After passing through the Lady's Island Bridge we immediately turned 90 degrees to starboard to follow a rather improperly marked channel up to the marina and anchorage. The Dockmaster had given us a few tips like staying away from the channel markers and hugging the bridge access road. We also had our breadcrumb track from last October when I came here with my daughter. We still plowed through some mud getting up the creek just before low tide. A large Canadian sloop who passed through just ahead of us did not make it past the first channel marker. The could have followed us. They were able to back out of the mud. Perhaps they will await the incoming tide.
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