ITINERARIES FOR TRIP NORTH IN THE SPRING AND SOUTH IN THE FALL
Reverse direction for the fall. Miles are statute miles and begin at mile zero in Norfolk for the waterway.

INTRACOASTAL WATERWAY - PALM BEACH TO CHARLESTON
This half of the ICW trip is a voyage in contrasts from the developed waterfront and homes in Florida to the wildlife sanctuaries, unspoiled marshes, great sounds and rivers of Georgia. Our guests can enjoy the day relaxing on the aft deck, watching the changing scenery and waterfront activities from the athwartship seat, on the bow, or taking the sun. We spend the evenings at dockside at the various marinas along the way or anchored in some of the most beautiful natural spots along the waterway.

Leaving Hobe Sound (twenty miles north of West Palm Beach area) approximately April 15-May 1. Dates are dependant on reservations booked for charters. Earliest reservations receive priority.

Guests arrive the evening before for a morning departure.
Day 1 - Hobe Sound to Eau Gallie
Mile 992 - Mile 915, approx. 8 hours
Passage through the treasure coast on the Indian River.

Day 2 - Eau Gallie to Daytona
Mile 915 - Mile 831, approx. 9 hours
Dockage at Daytona Boat works. Optional: Chart House restaurant for dinner.

Day 3 - Daytona to St. Augustine
Mile 831 - Mile 777, approx. 6 hours
Dockage downtown in the oldest city in America. Time for walking tour of old recreated Spanish Quarter as well as the early twentieth century Henry Flagler buildings in the town center including the college formally a hotel with interiors by Louis C. Tiffany.

Day 4 - St. Augustine to Cumberland Island, Georgia.
Mile 777 - Mile 700, approx. 8 hours
Cumberland Island is a Federal nature preserve. An incredible unspoiled island with huge live oak trees, wild horses and other wildlife. We offer guests a choice: to anchor out (there are no marinas) or make reservations for dinner at the famous Greyfields (moderately expensive but worthwhile as dockage comes with dinner and gives access to the island and a chance to walk some of the trails and go over to the ocean beach). Greyfields was Andrew Carnegie's wedding gift of a hunting lodge to his daughter and is preserved in its original charming state and is now operated as an Inn by Carnegie decedents.

Day 6 - Cumberland Island, to Duplin River anchorage.
Mile 700 - Mile 649, approx. 5 hours
Depart Cumberland late morning. We anchor in this beautiful unspoiled river.

Day 7 - Duplin River to Thunderbolt (Savannah)
Mile 649 - Mile 583, approx. 6.5 hours
Time for a ride into Savannah for sightseeing and dinner if desired.

Day 8 - Thunderbolt to Beaufort, SC
Mile 583 - Mile 536, approx. 5 hours.
Arrival in time to walk the historic downtown area of Beaufort.

Day 9 - Beaufort to Charleston
Mile 536 - Mile 469, approx 7 hours
Guests not continuing on the trip north disembark. Otherwise the guests enjoy the evening and the next day in port with a morning departure the following day.

All schedules are approximate, always subject to change due to various factors such as weather, available dockage, etc.

INTRACOASTAL WATERWAY - CHARLESTON TO NORFOLK

This half of the ICW has much to offer the cruising boat. Historic towns, natural areas and the ever burgeoning waterfront developments. Every day offers new sights and a changing landscape.

We pass through the great rivers and sounds of North Carolina connected to each other by the Army Corps of Engineers cuts and canals which created the ICW. The South Carolina shoreline route is rimmed by the barrier islands with many inlets to the ocean just off our path. The trip is in sheltered waters with a couple of exceptions noted below. Weather delays are possible, through normally not a concern, especially since the SEA TABBY has stabilizers which increase our sailing options.

Day 1 - Charleston Guests arrive in the morning and spend the day and evening sightseeing in Charleston, one of the jewels of the south. The crew will be provisioning the boat and preparing for the next mornings departure.

Day 2 - Charleston to Georgetown or anchor in the lower Waccamaw River.
Mile 469 - Mile 402, approx. 7-8 hours
Guests may choose either. The Waccamaw River is one of the most beautiful tributaries in the South. A favorite natural area of the crew. We will be traveling up it the following day so it will be experienced. Georgetown an old port town has had recent riverside development and preservation program with shops and museums and restaurants nearby.

Day 3 - Georgetown to Wachesaw Landing, Wacca Wache Marina.
Mile 402 - Mile 383 approx 3 hours
A short ride from the marina is Brookgreen Gardens. These world famous gardens and extensive outdoor sculpture museum should be at their spring prime.

Day 4 - Wachesaw Landing to Wrightsville Beach
Mile 383 - Mile 284, approx. 10 hours
After passing through the Waccamaw River south of Myrtle Beach the natural scenery gives way to the continuing super development of the Myrtle Beach area. We pass through the narrow cut that divides this area west from east. Once we have Myrtle Beach astern we pass through fishing villages and a more natural setting on our trip up to Wrightsville. We arrive at Southport and cruise up the Cape Fear River to the Carolina Cut which connects us to the waterway south of Wrightsville.

Day 5 - Wrightsville Beach to Beaufort, NC
Mile 284 - Mile 203, approx. 8 hours
Beaufort, NC is a favorite waterside spot for the cruising boat with antiques, shops and restaurants.

Day 6 - Beaufort to Belhaven
Mile 203 - Mile 135, approx. 7 hours
We pass through the Neuse River and head for Maw point an exposed stretch of water open to Pamlico Sound. Here we need good weather for a couple of hours to round the point. Weather delays are possible here.

Day 7 - Belhaven to Coinjock
Mile 135 - Mile 50, approx. 8 hours
This leg takes us across the great Albermarle Sound, a large body of water that requires reasonably good weather. Weather delays are possible here as well.

Day 8 - Coinjock to Great Bridge (Norfolk area)
Mile 50 - Mile 11, approx. 4 hours
We arrive at the dock about noon and guests depart.

All schedules are approximate, always subject to change due to various factors such as weather, available dockage, etc.

NORFOLK TO NEW YORK

This leg of the trip north is less structured than the ICW trips. Four days minimum will be spent cruising north in the Chesapeake Bay. The choice of ports and anchorages are too many to plan ahead and we will leisurely cover the ground cruising maybe four or five hours a day and take the additional time to enjoy the many sights of this rich cruising area from the west shore to the east shore. In this large body of water we have to keep an eye on the weather and some of the destinations might be governed by the wind if it is blowing hard. Normally we can cover the Chesapeake in two long days, so this should give sufficient time to savor this favorite cruising area.

After the Chesapeake we pass through the 27 mile Chesapeake and Delaware Canal which bisects the top of the Delmarva Peninsula and connects these large bodies of water, then down Delaware Bay to Cape May. Cape May is an interesting town with a large area of restored Victorian homes, which now serve as bed and breakfasts. Very much a tourist destination on the southernmost port in New Jersey.

From Cape May we cruise offshore along the New Jersey coast, perhaps stopping in Atlantic City and then on to NY. In case of bad weather we have the option of using the ICW inland route to Manasquan, NJ. From there we have the thrill of entering NY harbor from the ocean. Always a highlight of the trip. We will dock in Great Kills Harbor, Staten Island, a short ferry ride from Manhattan. A minimum of seven days in total.

NEW YORK TO CAPE COD

For the last portion of the trip north we depart from Staten Island, sail through the always busy New York Harbor up the East River under the Brooklyn Bridge and then to Long Island Sound. Long Island Sound has always been a choice area for the cruising yachtsman where we have many choices of harbors to spend the night from the north shore of Long Island to the south shore of Connecticut. Possible ports include Port Washington, Port Jefferson, Oyster Harbors and Fishers Island. A beautiful side trip would be to go up the Connecticut River to Essex to spend the night. A night spent in Block Island would be a great choice also. We then head for Newport where we will allow at least half a day for sightseeing, and then depart the next day for Cataumet on Cape Cod. A minimum of five days in total.

All schedules are approximate, always subject to change due to various factors such as weather, available dockage, etc.