Sailing: Friday January 30th

Friday, January 30, 2009

Friday January 30th

The crew waits on board while the captain goes ashore to meet with the customs officials. Weather conditions look better than anticipated and we hope to cast off as soon as he returns.

All is well and the winds are with us so we put up all our canvas and steer a course for Green Turtle Cay. We are able to average over 7 knots. It is another good day of sailing.

Arriving at Green Turtle Cay

we decide to anchor rather than dock as it is Mediterranean docking and Argo does not like to back up in the best of conditions. Even in this protected bay the waters are choppy.

The captain goes ashore and brings the new crew aboard. Welcome!!

Historical Sidebar Beaufort South Carolina

Founded in 1711,Bearfort is a popular ICW stopover and a history buff's dream. Many of the town's majestic homes are visible from the water, high on the green banks that edge the town side of the river. Most of the antebellum plantation houses have been restored, but others remain in ruins as monuments to halcyon days when silks, indigo, rice and Sea Island cotton created vast fortunes for landholders hereabouts. Live oak trees through the city are magnificent in their size and shape. Given this panorama, it is small wonder that Hollywood studios made several movies here, including 'The Big Chill' and 'The Princeof Tides'.

Historical Sidebar - Charleston South Carolina

Founded in 1670 by the British, Charles Towne soon welcomed French Huguenots who imparted the Creole flavor that still colors the area. Charleston today is a city of pastel houses and tidy brick-walled gardens behind lacy iron gates. Much of the city's beauty stems from hard times. In the years following the Civil War, little building or demolition occurred in depression-gripped Charleston. While other cities tore down their old structures to build Victorian houses, Charlestonians had to make do, fighting to keep the buildings they already had from decaying. Because of this, Charlestonians are fiercely protective of their town and its heritage.