Monday, March 31, 2025

Church Creek to Isle of Palm

 I got up early and departed at 8 AM to catch to slack water at Elliot Cut which was about 10 AM.  

The currents were in my favour and then against me and I made it to Elliot Cut at 10:20 which was fine and easy.  But I missed the opening of the Wappoo Creek bridge by 10 minutes.  I decide to anchor at Wappoo creek for 40 minutes to rest and have lunch.  I did a lunch anchorage and did not seriously tested it.  When I did weigh anchor, it was heavy.  I had snagged a 44 LB original Ronna in excellent condition.





I went out and did Wappoo creek bridge and motored in very shallow channel and almost missed the bypass at MM 460.5 and I turned back to do the loop.  I had also accidentally turned off USACE charts.  

I motored further and for 15 minutes motor sailed until the winds died,  The channel was fairly straight and the winds were a beam from the ocean,  

At 3 PM I decided to call it quits and entered White Creek at MM 451.  We had stayed here with the Rally, but I did not remember much of it. It looked like the safest anchorage round.  Like the whole area around Charleston, the tides are 5-6 feet.  But in the creek, there seems to be no change of currents, which is one of my fears.

As I anchored, MY Radar, ACCUWEATHER and the VHF announced Thunderstrom Watch… Not warnings.





Norm suggested I tie down the solar panels  I used stretch wrap to tie them down



Also I broke my prescription  glasses





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