November 11-13, 2011
We moved into Charleston City Marina on Saturday morning. It is just across from the anchorage and very convenient. It's a huge full service marina similar to a Super Wal-Mart. We find that when we have family and friends visiting, it's better to be at a marina where the boat can be easily accessed.
Most of our day with our guests was spent shopping and provisioning the boat for the next leg to West Palm Beach: 410 nm. It will take us about 5 days to get there if the Wx cooperates. I will have a new SSB (single side band radio) installed on the boat. This will give us the ability to communicate world wide and send/receive emails, Wx fax, contact a doctor, etc. An indispensable piece of equipment when you are contemplating ocean voyaging. It is the only means of calling for help in an emergency. The SSB we have onboard is old and not up to performance standards. Hopefully, this will be our last big expense for awhile.
There won't be any posts over the next several days since we won't have phone service. Once we arrive in West Palm Beach, I'll bring everyone up to speed on how the sail turned out. If the Wx deteriorates, we might pull into St. Augustine until conditions moderate.
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