Sigmachi Views From The Crew

Whew!  SUNSHINE on a Saturday, coupled with folks being "penned up" for four months led for crowded/crazy traffic on the NC coastal portion of the AICW!  THEN, Bogue Sound a combination of offshore wind, tide coming in, and SIGMACHI's  propensity to "roll when being passed at "flank speed" by several large sport fishing boats...gave Capt. "Seaweed" a lot of steering exercise to maintain course. Thank heaven for dual charplotters (my built-in Garmin 8610 and my IPad running Navionics! ) Wow!  If Bogue Sound was something... the Harbor of Morehead City  was the water version of the LA Freeway on Friday! Jeanne is such a wonderful Co-Captain! We pretty much have anchoring mastered with SIGMACHI 's new Maxwell windlass! Tonight we are near the northern extremis of Adams Creek where it meets North Carolina's Neuse River.  We are sharing a beautiful anchorage, Joaquim Creek,with three sailboats. Tomorrow's "run" is about 34 miles t...

Good  early morning from the M/V SIGMACHI  anchored in what Jeanne and I consider the most beautiful and serene anchorage we have found yet on the AICW.  I'm sure others have their favorite spots! This little bit of Mother Nature's "Best" is an alternative route...a creek off of the Waccamaw River ...about 25 miles North of Georgetown, SC..  Deep water, a free moving current, wide width, and woodlands on either side..all absent any signs of civilization.  It was a destination anchorage for SIGMACHI.  Yes, I realize that I have been remiss in posting my blog.  I will catch up some day soon... As we chug along powered by our recently refurbished J&T  DD 671Ns headed to the Chesapeake Bay country we are constantly reminded by  the MSM of the Chinese Virus "epic of the day" only by the occasional TV that we watch or the headlines on the Internet forums.  Cruising in my 40' Pacemaker is the realization of a lifetime ambition.   Having my loving and advent...