After two nights at a Georgetown marina, we learned that the ICW had reopened north of us even though the Myrtle Beach fires still smoldered. We slipped our lines, motored past an alligator trying to escape the biting insects and wound our way up the Waccamaw River. We spent a lovely night anchored in Enterprise [...]
We relished the thoroughly boring, non-eventful, mistake-free drive up the ICW from Charleston to Georgetown, even cheerfully providing an all-u-can-eat-buffet to hoards of newly hatched insects. Why are ankles always dessert? After turning up Winyah Bay Capt Claw spotted a deadhead dead ahead and steered to starboard. With a swirl of gnarly tail, the log [...]
Or as Scuppers titled this adventure….”It Was a Dark and Stormy Night!”
I peered into the dark as Yoohoo coursed down the waves wondering if my husband, Capt Claw, still surfed through the waves on the foredeck or if he’d been washed overboard with that last vast wave which boomed over the bimini top and on [...]
By Saturday evening our endless weather analysis uncovered a 2-day opportunity on the outside. Not wanting to squander this gift we debated crossing over to the outside via the St Augustine inlet where we currently were anchored. This inlet is not a Class A inlet, meaning it is not designed for large ships and offers [...]
After learning of an upcoming ICW closure for 5 days in St. Augustine we abandoned our wait for a good outside weather window, gritted out teeth and trucked up the ICW to beat the closure. Along the way we were gently reminded that the ICW has much to offer. Our trek was rewarded with the [...]
We are Greg Snyder and Gail Klosterman, originally hailing from Minnesota, currently cruising full-time aboard our Tartan 40' sailboat -- Yoohoo. Join us as we explore a slower pace of life, lingering in the cockpit with late coffee and early cocktails, watching the world float by on the tides. Long-time freshwater sailors, we'll describe our adventures and foibles as we attempt to grow bluewater sea-legs.
