by Claudia and Jim | Nov 21, 2022 | Sailing
One of the most rewarding things for sailors on the Atlantic ICW is exploring new places especially if those stops are directly on the ICW. But some of the most interesting places are a little off the “magenta line” (the dotted goto line on the navigation...
by Claudia and Jim | Nov 20, 2022 | Sailing
Leaving Jekyll Island we headed for St Marys, GA, 30 miles away. An hour later, chugging along at our normal cruising speed at 5.5 knots, a 52′ Canadian sailboat named “Cala II” steaming towards us on our tail. We quickly moved to starboard and let...
by Claudia and Jim | Nov 18, 2022 | Sailing
Few people have heard of Jekyll Island, Georgia. But huge, world-changing things once happened in this tiny spot – one of four barrier islands known as the Golden Isles. Today this former retreat for Gilded Age tycoons is a treasure trove of historic homes, nature,...
by Claudia and Jim | Nov 17, 2022 | Sailing
After eating our way through Savannah with delicious fried oysters, peach cobblers, shrimp and grits, pecan pies, praline candies and feeling our waistlines grew a few more inches, we desperately needed to get ourselves out of our food coma. Our savings grace is by...
by Claudia and Jim | Nov 14, 2022 | Sailing
During the Civil War, Savannah suffered from sea blockades so fierce that its economy crumbled. Saved from the fires set by Union soldiers throughout the Southeast, the city was offered by Union General William Sherman as a Christmas present to President Abraham...
by Claudia and Jim | Nov 11, 2022 | Sailing
When we decided to sail down the East Coast ICW and cruise the Bahamian waters in September, we knew the potential of running into some nasty tropical storms or maybe even one of nature’s dreaded whirlwinds, but we studied the weather patterns and placed most of...
