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Jessica Thibodeau
Deale MD
My husband launched our sailing adventures on a Beachcomber Alpha Dory he built in the woodshop where he was working 30 years ago. We have sailed extensively in the Vineyard Sound in our 1969 24 ft Kittiwake, sailed BrooklinMaine with the Wooden Boat School, completed ASA 101, 102 and 104 in Florida and spent 8 days sailing the outer Hebrides with John Neal. We purchased a 1995 Hallberg Rassy 39 and are preparing to retire and sail full time.
1,097
NM
Total Distance
32
Days
Time at Sea
Training Expedition
John Neal
American Sailing Certified Sailor
ASA
Today at 10:32
Started off with frosty docks in thunderbolt Georgia this morning. Now we are sitting at anchor in the sunshine and 55°. Will be heading out into the Atlantic tomorrow for our next hop down the coast.
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15.6
NM
2h 50m
Thunderbolt to Hell Gate, United States
Yesterday at 10:41
After a very cold and bumpy night at anchor near Tybee Island, we awoke to the cold cabin. Got the space heater going, and when the tea kettle was plugged in a fuse was blown. Scott checked the engine and we needed oil but did not have any on board. Call boat US to see if we could get oil brought to us and not only could they bring oil to us but they could tow us to the marina where we planned to spend the night as we needed shore power to run our little space heater. Unseasonably cold weather with a cold front coming through making it even worse. Just our luck! Warm and safe now.
1
15.5
NM
2h 3m
Lazaretto (historical) to Thunderbolt, United States
Monday at 11:37
We were hoping to make it to Fernandina, Florida, but realized our auto pilot was not functioning. It is way too cold to hand steer through the night so we made our way in to the shallows near Tybee Island to spend a night. We will wait for this cold front to pass before we sail out again.
3
35.1
NM
5h 47m
Beaufort to Lazaretto (historical), United States
16 November 2025 at 08:34
Motored on a windy day from Steamboat Creek to Ladies Island SC. Brief grounding on the ICW in a narrow channel Cusaw River. Put out sail and heeled off without difficulty. Happy to be at the marina.
6
38.3
NM
7h 12m
Steamboat Landing to Beaufort, United States
15 November 2025 at 10:17
Quiet day going down the ICW. Second grounding, Navionics is incorrect regarding depths. Switched over to Aqua maps and arrived safely at our Anchorage at around 3:30.
4
31.1
NM
5h 42m
Charleston to Steamboat Landing, United States
Sailing Into Oblivion - I had a dream that Scott was helping me through this gale! I swear he was here. So crazy.
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13 November 2025 at 07:29
Very quiet night with fairly calm seas and no wind. We tried putting up the sails a couple times to catch what little wind there was, but to no avail. Motored.
1
135.3
NM
1 day 3 hours
Deep Water Point to Charleston, United States
11 November 2025 at 10:42
Unseasonably cold temps in the 30s and 40s much colder with the wind. Motor with the tide making good speed. We were able to put up the headsail in Cape Fear River. We had gusts in the 20s. We will spend two nights here.. Saying goodbye to Jerome tomorrow. 🥲 Next stop Beaufort, South Carolina.
20.4
NM
3h 26m
Edgewater Estates to Deep Water Point, United States
10 November 2025 at 08:00
Spent some time waiting for bridges to open. All marinas full, had to take a spot at Dockside restaurant for a couple of nights.
18.8
NM
4h 35m
Sloop Point to Wrightsville Beach, United States
9 November 2025 at 07:12
Calm conditions, motoring along. Not much for traffic. First run aground at anchorage, we put out our mainsail and heeled off.
7
54.4
NM
11h 33m
Bulkhead Channel to Sloop Point, United States
