Not even sure what state you're in but if you want to feel better about your retirement funds take a look at our liveaboard adventure....hauled out for 10 months. ....
Nothing goes as planed. Nor in the allotted time frame. Nor for the original estimate. Best of everything to you both!!
We're sorry to hear about your haul out, that's a long time to be homeless.
To answer your implied question, we're currently in New Bern, N.C., but will be heading south at the end of the month. With Luck we'll have a chance to say hello to Bill, of www.sailingavemar.com, while he's anchored in Tyler Creek before we make our first passage from Morehead City to Charleston, S.C.
FearLess is the aspirational name for we chose for our boat. She can handle just about anything. We, on the other hand, are bit more fragile.
Hey Clay! I follow and recommend Bill and April. We are indeed far more fragile. Really love the Luck with the capital L. We are all SPARRING WITH MOTHER NATURE.
Be safe and I'll be following along, jealous.
We've heard New Bern is a good place to haul?
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Have you tested the countercurrents along that route? They are are great. A bit finicky.
Hey J! Thanks, the Captial L was Debbie's idea. It took me a minute but it grew on me pretty quickly.
If you need to haul, New Bern is a great place. There are two places that will haul here but because FearLess is a cat with a wide beam for her length, we have to use Bridgeton Boatworks as only they have a lift that can accommodate our 22' beam.
We cannot recommend Mike and his yard enough.
Storage rates are reasonable, you can do your own work or he curates a list of excellent contractors if time or skill is an issue. This was important for us as we were unwilling to have our first experience with glass be patching up a 2'x3' hole in our hull at the waterline. The glasswork that Kirk did was phenomenal. If I didn't know where to look, I doubt I would have noticed a difference even in the gel coat color match. He's just that good.
The are downsides to New Bern, of course. If you want to stay close to your boat (we did) you'll need to stay in Bridgeton which is across the river from New Bern proper. Bridgeton is small and you'll need a car if you stay there. It's possible to use Lyft or Uber but not very reliable. The only option for places to stay are AirBnBs or Verbo. Staying onboard while in the yard is not an option.
There is a Marriott Courtyard and a ton of short term stay options in New Bern itself and if you're downtown everything is pretty walkable. For things that aren't, like a grocery store, rideshares are pretty reliable there.
As far as the currents, we started in St. Augustine, FL. where we bought FearLess and headed north through the ICW until Brunswick, jumped out for a passage to Charleston, jumped back into the ICW to Southport, jumped back out for a passage to Beaufort, and up the ICW to New Bern. We'll use a similar route south this year with the exception of ICW from Southport to Charleston. I still suffer from PTS at my first grounding experience in the notoriously shallow water around the NC/SC border at the Little River.
Not even sure what state you're in but if you want to feel better about your retirement funds take a look at our liveaboard adventure....hauled out for 10 months. ....
Nothing goes as planed. Nor in the allotted time frame. Nor for the original estimate. Best of everything to you both!!
Janiceannewheeler.substack.com
Will follow you this winter as we rented a short term apartment for the winter....missing th water.
Good thing all of us are fearless.
J
Thanks for that, Janice.
We're sorry to hear about your haul out, that's a long time to be homeless.
To answer your implied question, we're currently in New Bern, N.C., but will be heading south at the end of the month. With Luck we'll have a chance to say hello to Bill, of www.sailingavemar.com, while he's anchored in Tyler Creek before we make our first passage from Morehead City to Charleston, S.C.
FearLess is the aspirational name for we chose for our boat. She can handle just about anything. We, on the other hand, are bit more fragile.
Clay
Hey Clay! I follow and recommend Bill and April. We are indeed far more fragile. Really love the Luck with the capital L. We are all SPARRING WITH MOTHER NATURE.
Be safe and I'll be following along, jealous.
We've heard New Bern is a good place to haul?
Thanks for subscribing.
We sailors must support our crazy selves. Pass it on, if you're so inclined.
Have you tested the countercurrents along that route? They are are great. A bit finicky.
J
Hey J! Thanks, the Captial L was Debbie's idea. It took me a minute but it grew on me pretty quickly.
If you need to haul, New Bern is a great place. There are two places that will haul here but because FearLess is a cat with a wide beam for her length, we have to use Bridgeton Boatworks as only they have a lift that can accommodate our 22' beam.
We cannot recommend Mike and his yard enough.
Storage rates are reasonable, you can do your own work or he curates a list of excellent contractors if time or skill is an issue. This was important for us as we were unwilling to have our first experience with glass be patching up a 2'x3' hole in our hull at the waterline. The glasswork that Kirk did was phenomenal. If I didn't know where to look, I doubt I would have noticed a difference even in the gel coat color match. He's just that good.
The are downsides to New Bern, of course. If you want to stay close to your boat (we did) you'll need to stay in Bridgeton which is across the river from New Bern proper. Bridgeton is small and you'll need a car if you stay there. It's possible to use Lyft or Uber but not very reliable. The only option for places to stay are AirBnBs or Verbo. Staying onboard while in the yard is not an option.
There is a Marriott Courtyard and a ton of short term stay options in New Bern itself and if you're downtown everything is pretty walkable. For things that aren't, like a grocery store, rideshares are pretty reliable there.
As far as the currents, we started in St. Augustine, FL. where we bought FearLess and headed north through the ICW until Brunswick, jumped out for a passage to Charleston, jumped back into the ICW to Southport, jumped back out for a passage to Beaufort, and up the ICW to New Bern. We'll use a similar route south this year with the exception of ICW from Southport to Charleston. I still suffer from PTS at my first grounding experience in the notoriously shallow water around the NC/SC border at the Little River.
Thrilled for you guys!
Thanks! Its been crazy! I hope to catch up with realtime before we start heading south on Thanksgiving week.