Friday 27 November
Beaufort to Hilton Head
Bob enjoyed what he said was the easiest day of navigation on this trip.
We passed by Parris Island where Bob spent (can’t say he really enjoyed) 3 months for boot camp when he started with the US Marines Corp.
We saw sandy beaches – but not with palm trees yet…but a precursor of sights to come.
When Bob made the comment that this was the easiest day at the helm so far that was a until we had to make the 90 degree turn to approach the Marina.
He knew there was a strong current as we had been taking advantage of it maintaining a speed of over 8 mph with the throttle pulled back. He had to make the left turn to enter Harbor Town Marina in Hilton Head, South Carolina and this meant the current would be pushing us sideways.
As he made the turn we did the crab walk between the markers, with the boat at a 45 degree angle, in order to move in a straight line through the channel. All this was done while having to avoid a trawler on our port side and doing whatever was necessary to ensure we would not be swept up into the pilings.
Bob did a great job maneuvering and we safely entered the Marina and its very sheltered water.
Bob easily backed the boat down the fairway and into the slip where we were greeted by a dockhand and a free bottle of wine…. A nice last evening in South Carolina.
