Myrtle Beach to Carolina Beach, NC.

Today:    53 miles, 7.1 hours, ICW

Total:     2335.4 miles, 364.2 hours

Inside the harbor for
Myrtle Beach Yacht Club and 2 other marinas

     We were set and ready to leave by 7:50 am. The current was with us to Little River Inlet, but that was only a couple of miles. Our speed went from 7.4 mph and dropped to 5.2 once we crossed the inlet entrance.

FV HURRICANE SHRIMPER making adjustments
Little River Inlet

   

     Last night, when checking Facebook, an Active Captain posting mentioned that Shallotte Inlet was recently dredged, and the marked channel is currently not a problem.  We made it though at low tide with plenty of water.  Lockwoods Folly Inlet is still tricky. We had no problems following directions that kept us close to the red buoys.

Bailey like to cross her legs

    Pete spent a couple of hours working.  I found that the tablet, which houses the Sonar Charts, kept turning off.  I must have rebooted it 8-10 times.  It is a little disconcerting, specially since we were traveling at low tide through Ocean Isle City.  
     While traveling though Southport, we were traveling at 9.2 mph.  Unfortunately, once we entered Cape Fear River, we battled the ebb current the entire way. Our speed dropped to 4.8 for hours!

Playing at water's edge

Shoal very close to the channel

    We reserved a mooring ball in Carolina Beach through the DOCKWA App because we didn’t have time to drop anchor as planned.  The trip up Cape Fear River really delayed our anticipated arrival in Carolina Beach. Since Pete had to be on an hour conference call at 4:30, I made the reservation at 4 and we grabbed the mooring ball at 4:20!  The conference went well and we spent peaceful evening on the mooring.

Carolina Beach's mooring field

     I received an email from Donna, SV DEEGEE V.  They will be in River Dunes next Wednesday and if we are still there, might we get together for dinner.  We will be there and it will be nice to catch up with Donna and Ed.

~ ~ ~ /) ~ ~ K & P