US East Coast - Refit Work, New Friends, Old Friends and Finally Back to Annapolis
The last couple of months have gone by in a blur. After departing Brunswick, which we found to be a very nice stop with nearby inexpensive food and beverage and still in operation Speak Easy, we made our way to Charleston. The sailing up the US East Coast this year was more challenging than normal with stronger and less favorable winds, so we battled less than comfortable sea states and quite a bit of head winds. We would normally expect fairly benign southerly winds pushing us up the coast - well just one more weather phenomenon that was out of sorts this year. Charleston, though we had visited via land, was our first time via water - was all about our electronics overhaul, ultimately keeping us there almost a month. The upside though - an autopilot that works and integrates with the rest of our electronics. One working chart plotter now at the front part of the cockpit in easy viewing of the watch and helm. 500 lbs of old gear stripped from the boat, including old wiring runs, ...