Wednesday 21st Sept
We arrived off the entrance channel to Savannah at 0935, exactly three
days after leaving Stamford. This worked out to a total distance of 820
miles (253 since the last report at noon yesterday) which translates
into a speed of 11.4 knots for the passage. All in all it was a very
easy trip down with very little wind, although the last section was
marred by big southerly swells generated by Hurricane Rita down in
Florida. We were pushed for time to make the tide to cross the bar into
the river up to Thunderbolt Marine where we will haul out. We ended up
making it in plenty of time but did not put out the lines in case we
caught more fish and had to stop, besides we have plenty of fish in the
freezer for our stay in Savannah
We will now be in the shipyard for a couple of months having the coach
house painted as well as the masts. To paint the masts they will be
removed and stripped for inspection which is a big task.
Everyone is well on board and looking forward to our stay in Savannah
PW