It looked like rain was approaching when we got up so we made sure everything was secure and waited for the shower to pass. At 9 am we had the anchors up and left on a falling tide. We found the creek very shallow in spots, but were able to travel the eight miles and leave Blackbeard behind at 11 am just before the lowest tide at noon.
We entered Sapelo Sound to find the wind blowing strong and the water a bit rough. The headsail steadied the ride and allowed us to pick up speed. The wind blew from 18 to 30 knots all day long, with gusts as high as 33 knots, which helped us to cover 50 miles in 6 hours – probably a new record for Blue Heron. For a time, we were motorsailing at a speed of 9.5 knots. We even overtook two trawlers along the way – a rare occurrence, indeed!
At 5:30 pm, we anchored in Jekyll Creek near Jekyll Harbor Marina in approximately the same spot we had anchored on our way to the Chesapeake Bay three months ago.
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