Writesville Beach to Charleston

Phil Simpson

Trip started out decent with some wind. We were not eager to continue down the ICW anymore so we headed out to sea. We ran about 30 miles off shore and the wind continued to build. We saw gusts up to 29knts and a consistent sea state of 6-8’ waves, often breaking and closer to 10’. We ended up going to the second reef in the main and letting a tiny sliver of the staysail fly. Once we were able to beat our way into the channel, we just had to avoid the commercial traffic.