Myrtle Beach Yacht Club to Osprey Marina

Rain continued today but the temperatures were 10 degrees warmer than yesterday and the rain was not as heavy.

We had several “trouble spots” to contend with today.  We had to pass through “The Rock Pile” which is a section of the ICW cut through solid rock and not very wide.  It is difficult to see the channel, particularly at high tide.  If the water is low and you stray out of the channel you can damage your boat on the unforgiving rocks.

Again, there were several bridges which presented potential challenges with opening times and water height affecting overhead clearance.  Our friends on Valiant had to climb their mast and remove their antenna and instruments from the top of their mast to clear some bridges due to high water at the bridge.  The heavy rains are keeping water in this section of the ICW at abnormally high levels.  Up to 30 inches of rain has fallen here in the past month.

We also encountered some unexpected sights along the way.  Golf is very popular in Myrtle Beach. These golfers got a lift over a big water hazard.

Sometimes it gets really shallow and land appears at low tide.  Usually, you keep the red buoys to the right and green buoys to the left.  Janet wasn't sure what to do here.