Whew! We made that deadline…..St. Augustine by Thanksgiving! After arriving on Wednesday, Greg called Ed Strong of Atlanta to let him know that we, and Ed’s new Porta-Bote, had arrived and were anchored off the old fort. Way back in September we placed an ad in Craigslist offering our Porta-Bote for sale locally in Virginia [...]
In order to beat feet to St Augustine and escape Georgia’s many trouble spots we headed out into the Atlantic for a 1-day hop to Fernandina Beach, FL. The low, dark clouds did not inspire us and the lack of wind dampened our hopes for a good sail. We were cheered, however, by the [...]
Our friends Pat and LT from Kokomo anchored with us in Tom Point Creek south of Charleston after a day of fog, fair tides, and a sigh of relief after passing through the Ben Sawyer Bridge. This bridge has been scheduled to be replaced requiring a 10-day closure of the ICW. Unfortunately the scheduled closure [...]
We were rolling up the channel into Beaufort, NC, attempting for the first time to anchor in their congested waterfront anchorage. We’d never ventured to anchor there before due to the many stories we’d heard of swift currents, tangled anchors, dragging boats and skulking shoals. The tension was mounting as we wound our way up [...]
We enjoyed two lovely days of travel before the weather forecasts sent us running for cover. The earliest forecast predicted 25 knot winds gusting to 30 for Wednesday, but also pointed out that this low could be affected by the remnants of tropical system Ida. Past experience has taught us that the weather forecasts would [...]
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.
