JoLin
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My friend Tom's cousin lives in Belhaven, NC and owns a 42' Grand Banks. Long story short, he offered to lend Tom the boat. So, 6 of us (3 couples) are planning a 2-week 'voyage' at the beginning of October. As the itinerary planner, I've determined that we can get as far as N. Myrtle Beach before we need to head back. The boat cruises at 10 mph, and we aren't trying to rush it. I've laid out stops in Pamlico Sound, Beaufort, Sneads Ferry, Wilmington (2 nights) and N. Myrtle Beach (2 nights). At that point the wives will fly back to NY (2 of them have to get back to work) while the guys bring the boat back to Belhaven.
We're all pretty seasoned boaters (especially Tom - licensed 100 ton Captain) and we're really looking forward to this. 2 of us own under-30 foot boats, so running a 42'-er with a displacement hull and 4' of draft will be a new challenge. Looking forward to that, too. We have a couple of ICW cruising guides and all our paper charts. I'm laying out the route electronically and bringing my chartplotter.
If anybody has comments, insights or knows anything about that section of the ICW, feel free to chime in.
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We're all pretty seasoned boaters (especially Tom - licensed 100 ton Captain) and we're really looking forward to this. 2 of us own under-30 foot boats, so running a 42'-er with a displacement hull and 4' of draft will be a new challenge. Looking forward to that, too. We have a couple of ICW cruising guides and all our paper charts. I'm laying out the route electronically and bringing my chartplotter.
If anybody has comments, insights or knows anything about that section of the ICW, feel free to chime in.
My .02