"back home" from solo night out at Sapelo Island

Siegfried Forster

Return trip to BLM after anchoring overnight on the Duplin River near Sapelo Island Ferry dock. No wind and flat seas while motoring out of Doboy sound in early morning but got a 5 knot breeze at the end of the channel. Hoisted sails and was able to do a reach almost on my layline for the entrance to St. Simons sound with winds picking up to 6-10 knots. Was able to average just over 5 knots under sail to the channel entrance where I played around awhile practicing singlehanded tacks and gybes before firing up the engine and catching the incoming tide back to dock at BLM.