Walk down in darkness to the docks at Skull Creek. Sunrise at 6:45. Cold, 43 degrees, wearing multiple layers. Webb comes down to help cast off. We laugh about too much wind yesterday, too little today.
Webb tosses the bow line into SPARTINA, grabs a few photos while I raise sail. Clear skies, making 3.5 with a north wind and a helping tide.
Buffleheads and dolphins along the way. Less wind and making 2.5 knots towards the bridge. Easy sailing and the sun feels good. 8:30 on Calibogue Sound. 9:30 wing and wing against the flood tide, making just over a knot. Motorsailing as we slip behind a shoal that runs along a beach that leads towards Haig Point on the northeast point of Daufuskie Island. 10:10 can see a red marker ahead. Round the marshy point to starboard and on the Cooper River with Daufuskie Island to port. The flood tide that was against us is now a helping tide, making 4.1. 10:40 making 4.6 and can look over the marsh to the WSW and see the bridge in Savannah.
11:15 cross a tide line at Green 27, jibe. 11:35 passing the New River, an anchorage in past years. There's a wind shadow from the trees along shore on Daufuskie Island, drift out of the shadow and make 4.9 against the tide.
12:55 jibe at Green 47 to the Savannah River. Motor sailing across the shipping channel with an opposing tide. No ships in sight. 1:40 across the river and cross a tide line on St. Augustine Creek. 2:00 making 2.5 against the tide.
3:00 turn to port on to the Wilmington River. A large power boat coming up the river slows down to reduce their wake. I tip my hat in thanks, they toot their horn and wave.
3:30 a crab post float shows the tide is now with us. 4:00 tacking through Thunderbolt.
Begin looking for an anchorage. Isle of Hope too far. See a closer spot inside the Herb River. Anchor down between two larger sailboats 4:25.
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