Our plan:
Since this is our first time down the Intracoastal Waterway we don't have rigid plans but we expect the 1,800 mile trip from Newport to Sarasota will take about 5 weeks if we cruise about 50 miles per day (8 knots for 6 hours). This would be like driving to Florida for an hour each day then finding a hotel room for the night!
We'll stop in marinas about half the time and anchor out the rest of the nights. We have plenty of food and water on board but will plan to cruise each day from 8am to 2pm then stop and go ashore for a walk and meal and to see the sites.
Some of the ports we're very interested in visiting along the way are New York Harbor and the Statue of Liberty, Atlantic City (for some gambling), Annapolis, the Dismal Swamp canal built by George Washington through North Carolina, Charleston, Hilton Head, St. Augustine, the Okeechobee canal across Florida and home to Sarasota. We'll post some pictures on our blog.
The trip so far:
We loaded Pathfinder on Monday and Tuesday October 8th and 9th and slept on board so we could get an early start on Wednesday October 10th. After weeks of perfect weather in Newport the weather had changed to drizzle and cool.
We had a rough start with bouncing waves the first day and were happy to get to Guilford CT to spend our first night at a lovely yacht club just a short walk to the famous Guilford Green in the center of town.
We got another early start on Thursday the 11th in following seas for 7 hours but the rain held off until we tied up at City Island NY with a view of the Manhattan skyline. We decided to stay on board for dinner in heavy thundershowers and stay an extra day until the small craft warnings are cancelled.
The next few days:
We expect to cruise through New York Harbor and past the Statue of Liberty on Saturday Oct 13th, then head down the NJ coast on Sunday and Monday arriving in Cape May NJ on Tuesday before heading up Delaware Bay.
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3 comments:
I am glad you are having fun. I can't wait to see some pictures. Wow, you are realling heading far North into delaware bay.
Thank you for sharing your trip with all of us. We look forward to your reports and pictures. Enjoy. Pat and David Gress, "Remember Wind".
Marianne and Chris,
Thanks for your travel log. We enjoy following your trip.
We hope to take our 390 from the Annapolis area to a home we own in a marina community in Osprey, just south of Sarasota, so we're very interested in your voyage.
Where will you keep your boat in Sarasota and is the Okechobee waterway still closed?
Karen and Rob Jennings/ Southern Son
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