FW: Report From Onboard Jenny
From: jennyjourney@googlegroups.com [mailto:jennyjourney@googlegroups.com]
On Behalf Of David@Schramm-Family.net
Sent: Sunday, May 31, 2009 9:54 PM
To: JennyJourney@googlegroups.com
Subject: Report From Onboard Jenny
Sunday, May 31, 2009 9:51:33 PM
Location: Brunswick, GA
The boat position was not recorded.
No recent weather observation is available.
After staging behind Cumberland Island, Nicholas and I got up at 6
AM and raised the anchor for the last time over the coming months. We were
on our way out the St Marys channel when the Coast Guard came on the radio
and asked us to pull out of the channel and stand off 200 yards. They were
escorting a Naval vessel in. Cool. I was hoping for a chance to see one of
our nuclear subs. It took over an hour of clearing and waiting for the
tidal current to stop before it actually came in. It was a nuclear missile
sub and quite a cool thing to see go by.
Then we still had some outgoing tide and we slid out into a
perfectly calm and almost flat ocean. It took a several hours to get up to
the Brunswick channel, and we caught it just as it turned to flood and
brought us in. The channel was a little busy with ships and all sorts of
pleasure boats. Since being back I am amazed with how many times boats were
in need of Towboat USA to get out of a fix or get towed back to their dock.
I think I've heard more "rescues" in the short time here than all other time
on Jenny combined. I guess people here just rely on being rescued rather
than doing the proper navigation or maintenance of their boat.
The marina here is really nice. It holds a couple of hundred boats
and is very modern and well kept. The monthly fee includes free laundry,
water and Wi-Fi. It is strange being back on the grid and having all the
water and electricity one could want. Last night I went out to dinner with
some sailboat friends, then had Dan from Spirit over for some drinks. It
was a good evening. Dan told me of his adventures crewing on Astor for the
classic races in Antigua. Astor took first place after 5 days of racing.
It must have been totally awesome. I am jealous. He also told me of the
storm (60 knot winds, 35 ft waves) that he and his buddy went through coming
here. It was the same storm that Ketching Up and I caught a piece of. Wow.
I'm glad I wasn't there.
I got the awning up over the front of Jenny and the screens up in
the back. So, the conversion of Jenny to houseboat mode is well in
progress. I also washed down the anchor chain and locker with fresh water
to get the salt out and stop corrosion. I then walked the 2 miles to the
Winn Dixie. Nicholas was down to his last bowl of chow. So, I got him a
new bag, some veggies, bread, milk, etc. Then hiked back. Man, dog food is
heavy! Rotten dog. I got the first couple of loads of laundry done.
Tomorrow I flush the dinghy motor and cover it. I'll also spray
down the engine room to get all the salt flushed out. I'll do a couple of
more loads of laundry, and another run to Winn Dixie, more internet and
computer work. The guy next to me has been working all day yesterday and
today on his exterior varnish. He is definitely making me feel like a slug
and driving me to get back to work on my interior varnish. UGH.
I have to check into the USA tomorrow, and do some more laundry,
food shopping, etc. Mundane stuff.
David
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