Up a creek.
We slipped the lines from Georgetown at dawn. The wind abated as we caught the last of the outgoing tide on Winyah Bay for 4 miles until the AICW made an sharp right.
This run is inside the marshes that boarder the ocean and is isolated except for the odd cluster of homes that connect to the mainland side. McClellandville is the only burgh on this run until you reach the outskirts of Charleston.
We elected to make a short day of it to stage a fair tide run in Charleston Bay the next morning. The swing bridge 8 miles away is restricted until 9 am so we will leave about 90 minutes prior to ensure that we catch that opening.
Of the many anchorages east of Charleston we selected Dewees Creek for its depth and lack of shoaling. This creek was in the midst of vast marshgrass plain intertwined with winding creeks. We picked an unnamed branch NE of the main channel and set the hook in 25 ft of water at high tide. The winds blew 15-20 knts and the current was fast, so we moved around quite a bit.
We see that Tropical Storm Noel is forecasted to hit SE Florida on Wednesday and then move the NE over the Bahamas. We plan on being in Port Royal Thursday noon which should be in time in case Noel decides to visit the Carolina coast.
Data: 07:20 to 13:40. Engine hours 974.
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