Monthly Archives: March 2012

Days 9 and 10 were somewhat uneventful. We had a great anchorage in the Coco Beach area and the same at Jensen Beach across from Hutchinson Island. Other than finding that Belle would hang on the hook with winds up to 30 MPH all was pretty calm. In those two days we made 59 and … Continue reading »

Day 8 Jax Marina to Halifax Harbor Marina: So, with days 6 and 7 a bust we got a 7:50AM start from Jacksonville Beach headed for our next destination. Not being too sure about anchorages in these areas and Bob’s guide not giving us an anchorage that maximized our day, we had planned on a … Continue reading »

Day 5 Jekyll to Jacksonville Beach Marina: This was another beautiful day and we lost Blue Moon when they stopped to enjoy a seafood restaurant along the way. We wanted to stop but we were on a ‘hell-bent’ route to get Belle home so we kept up our pace and continued south. Coming into the … Continue reading »

Day 4 Wahoo River to an anchorage just north of Jekyll Island: Day four started with us picking up with a trawler named Orient Moon that we had heard on the radio the day before. Orient Moon led while we pulled out of the Wahoo and we were followed by a Grand Banks named Blue … Continue reading »

Day 3 Isle of Hope to the Wahoo River:  Okay, so the day did not start so well leaving Isle of Hope. In addition to what happened getting up against those boats at Isle of Hope, I had decided to start the engines while in the engine room to check the Racor pressures (we are … Continue reading »