Charleston to Beaufort SC - Saturday - Day Nine

Departed at 7 AM as the slack tide turned to flood. We made our way thru Elliot Cut where the currents are amazing in the middle of the falling or rising tides. Because we were at slack tides, we cruised thru with minimal speed affects.

During the afternoon we got out the sails and actually made some speed with sailpower (not easily done in the ICW channels as we wind our way south).

We arrived at Port Royal Marina, at the outskirts of Beaufort just as the tide began to fall. Our berth is on a floating dock in the middle of the river with three knots of current running under us. It is a rocking and rolling night.

Tomorrow we depart for Isle of Hope Marina on the outskirts of Savanah, GA. We hope to be tied up before the thunder storms arrive post 3 PM.