Sailing

 10/28- We departed early again if you call 8am early and moseyed down the creek. It was really pretty this time of day as the light was just right and the creek was calm as could be. We did see a rather large pod(?) of dolphins but they were feeding and didn’t pay much attention to us.

    Once out in the bay we decided to go sailing. We were a little better at this time and once we got all the sails up we settled into a close reach. It turned out to be a very close reach. In fact I guess you could say we were close hauled. Trouble was we couldn’t get up to the rhumb line. So we held it as close as we could and just took the extra miles without the motor. 

   When we got near shore which was a sand bar far from the shore, we put the motor on. It still turned out to be a long way in. We anchored off the side of Glynn Island which is near Deltaville. We are a ways from shore but in about 15 feet of water. Four more boats came in after us so they must have liked my idea. 

   We spent some time tonight going over all the charts and guide books that Joe had lent us. Thanks Joe!! The Maptech ones are way better than the Waterway guides we had. Time to head off to bed as tomorrow is a really long day as we hope to get into Hampton before the storm that’s rolling down the bay catches up with us. 

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