I got caught out! 30 knot winds before I could hit either my intended destination or the two backup anchorages I had marked for myself. At some point, you have to bite the bullet & ride it out. You CANNOT enter a shallow area or skinny water like a Inlet or harbor while the seas are raging. You will have a bigger problem on your hands than if you just ride it out. The seas were as high as the spreaders & few stars to guide me, i could not get photos of that- I was much too busy! I had put the sails away long before the worst of it & used the motor to keep me in the wind. It didn’t much matter. Between the wind & current, I technically sailed 20 nautical miles & still ended up right outside of the mouth of the river I came outside of the day before. I made the mistake of thinking a light boat could beat a current. Never second guess #MotherNature. #Sailing #cold #atlanticocean waters is teaching me a lot. No, nobody does something like this on purpose. Especially in such a light #vessel. The #dinghy broke free by morning & the #jibsail was ripped before the storm even began, but when I opened it after the #storm to check it, it simply kept opening at her seams. The jib line went overboard sometime in the night & #propwrap, shutting off the #motor. A #westerbeke 21. At that point I was really in trouble. I had #tethered myself to the #captianswheel all night & had my #foulies on, no way was I getting any sleep. The dog didn’t sleep either, using all fours to keep herself up. Good #sealegs on #Luna! Though, I gotta say, I could swear, I see her shaking her head at me. I waited until I #sunlight & we got closer to shore & calmer weather to call for a tow. It was going to be hard enough. The spirit moves in mysterious ways. I landed here to meet an old friend. Things will be OK, though I will probably have to wait until next month to get moving. Need my next check to come through. I burned alotta fuel & the jib must be repaired (though it was the week I got this boat). The motor still has problems I don’t understand & have done many repairs to already. I’m getting a cold. Of Course I am. (at Georgetown, South Carolina)
