On April 6-April 8 we sailed from Savannah to St Simon's Island. We had planned to go to Cumberland Island but we left too late on Friday (noon) and couldn't get far enough Friday.
We stayed in the ICW Friday because there was lots of wind. We anchored easily and slept well, but discovered that the compressed natural gas was out. All our food for the trip was to be cooked, which left us a bit hungry.
Katherine and I got up early, raised the anchor and sailed to Doboy Sound. We ate cold oatmeal soaked in cold water. Then we sailed out the inlet into the ocean and the big waves. Katherine and the girls made ginger tea to calm the sea sickness, instead of dramamine. It didn't work. Katherine was horribly ill. We sailed all day in the rough seas until we went to St Simon's for dinner in the evening. We all ate, except Katherine, and then returned to Windmistress.
Katherine went to bed and Mary and I sailed up the ICW until 11:00PM, where we anchored.
Katherine and I got up early, raised the anchor and set sail for home. After a few mishaps, me reading the chart wrong and nearly running aground on some byway, we got out into the ocean through Altamaha Sound. Katherine took Dramamine and had no problems.
We sailed fast on a broad reach. When the wind shifted behind us we raised the spinnacker and sailed straight down wind at 6+ knots. The wind picked up and my jury rigged spinnacker set blew to pieces, but the crew was steady and we got her down.
We made our way into Ossabaw Sound (south channel) at low tide, which was tricky. Once the breeze was on our beam, we reached 10.2 knots sailing into the sound.
We passed through Hell's Gate under sail power at low tide (a miracle) and then Mary took the helm and sailed us home.
Everyone was very hungry, after eating only cold Ramin Noodles all day.
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