St. Augustine Bound for Winyah Bay and Georgetown
Sophia and Foreign Affair made the 0730 opening of the Bridge of Lions. We negotiated the shoals without difficulty. Our two boats were in sight of each other for
most of the day. Foreign Affair is the faster of the two and by sundown Sophia was out of sight. The wind and waves were highly
favorable. We motor-sailed at speeds
between 6 ½ and 7 ½ knots on a course of 7 degrees True for over 24 hours. At one point, we were briefly making 8 knots.
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| Sophia Approaching Bridge of Lions |
We only saw
two ships in our first twenty-four hours heading north. One was an oceanic research vessel with which
we were on a converging course. She was
towing instrumentation which limited her maneuverability. We were contacted by her captain and advised
she would hold her course. As a result,
we had to luff up while she passed. Other than this encounter, there was little of
note aside from the speed at which we were moving and the wonderful conditions
under which we were traveling. We saw no
other vessels the rest of the day.
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| Oceanic Research Vessel |
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