tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5137810012036013226.post6550579138561478613..comments2024-03-10T07:03:43.915-04:00Comments on The Log of Spartina: Day Four - the longest dayStevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17060896232365651376noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5137810012036013226.post-58177118364742429022010-07-22T20:55:33.138-04:002010-07-22T20:55:33.138-04:00Perseus
I'm not quite sure what to tell you. ...Perseus<br />I'm not quite sure what to tell you. There were a few "bumps" in the road, I mean channel, along the way. We felt comfortable in that we could raise the board and have a draft of a foot or less. We never had to fully raise the cb, but we were glad to have that minimal draft. The Thorofare seemed fine, it was in the channels on Core Sound where we found the shoaling. <br />You might be able to do it, but you would need a good look out up forward and be prepared to motored as at some points the channel is very narrow and doesn't allow much tacking. <br />You might also check with Dawn and Paul at their blog to get their opinion. <br />You might also check with the concession that run ferries on Core Sound, they ought to know the channels pretty well. <br /><br />steveStevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17060896232365651376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5137810012036013226.post-10060161480784366182010-07-22T20:34:53.472-04:002010-07-22T20:34:53.472-04:00Steve,
I have enjoyed your account of this cruise...Steve,<br /><br />I have enjoyed your account of this cruise. Especially interesting to me is your passage from Oriental to Core Sound via the Old Canal and the Thorofare. I am currently studying charts in preparation for a cruise that my wife and I would like to make next summer. We have an Ericson 25, which has a draft of 2 ft (when the centerboard is retracted). We spent two summers in Beaufort, and are familiar with the shallow-water issues associated with the Cape Lookout area. At that time I did not own a sailboat, but simply a jon-boat. Even with that little 14 footer I would sometimes run aground if I ventured from the channels. I never explored the Core Sound area, so I am somewhat reluctant to take the Ericson 25 into those waters. Your account, however, offers me some, especially since the route I have been imagining has been similar to your own. I should also mention that I am also considering a passage behind North Core Banks to Ocracoke. Did you find any of the water in the marked channels to be less than 3 ft? The Thorofare, for example, is marked as 3 feet.<br /><br />Thanks for your help.<br /><br />P.S. Man that's a nice boat.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09684908296198525039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5137810012036013226.post-38764780627676116862010-07-05T13:50:49.074-04:002010-07-05T13:50:49.074-04:00Lightning's no fun, but it is fascinating none...Lightning's no fun, but it is fascinating nonetheless. When we had our cruiser, we'd anchor or heave-to, and go below and close up the boat, an option you don't have. In one particularly intense S.Carolina storm, we went below and disconnected the electrical gear we could. The boat was grounded, and the charging of the rigging could be heard like loudly frying bacon. The VHF coax was laying on the nav station, and every few minutes would discharge a shot-like crack and a foot-long bolt of fire off the cable end. Our Siamese cat laid on the settee opposite with its eyes like twice their normal size. I'm really enjoying your report.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17739271035792452150noreply@blogger.com