Sailing: Sunday, Feb. 1st.

Wednesday, February 4, 2009

Sunday, Feb. 1st.

We have been anchoring in White Sound , a small protected bay on the west side of Green Turtle Cay. The first night had winds about 30 Knots which forced Chas to sleep in the cockpit for the night as there was the danger of dragging. At about 3:00 AM a number of large horn blasts started to sound as one of the larger sailboats to the East of us started to drag across the Sound. If it had hit another boat there would have been signifigant damage. A number of cruisers jumped into their dingies and brought the boat under control. Our large spotlight came in handy as we shone it in front of the sailboat to guide them to a safe location.
We moved into the dock at the Bluff House to take advantage of the large screen TV. The Superbowl was a better game than normal with about a dozen people watching.

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.