Jekkyl Island

Today we experienced the first true sailing experience when it comes to weather and seastate. During our anchoring overnight the wind picked up again and when I went out this morning there was a 15 knots wind from the North (our direction we are heading towards!). I was impressed by Leslie's skills related to heaving the anchor up manually while I kept the boat positioned. As soon as the anchor was secured we went on our route along Kings Bay Nuclear Submarine base. Out in the harbour there was one Wolf class submarine docked that just came in yesterday. There were warning signs everywhereand also the waters were pretty good guarded by little boats to keep "visitors" out. From there we navigated the Intercoastal Waterway towards the North. At Cumberland River and specially on Jekyll Sound the wind went nasty with over 25 knots and waves around 6 feet! It really was a test for the boat and the crew but although Leslie did not feel too good, she did good in stearing when necessary. The Approach on Jekkyl from the South was heaven as soon as we cleared the sound. In mirrorflat waters we docked at the Jekkyl Harbour Marina with great food, clean and hot showers, apool, a jacuzzi  and a great sunset with friendly people everywhere. We intend to stay here tomorrow and maybe at the end of the day go a little bit more North to find a cool anchorspot for the night. Stay with us on our Georgia Island trip!
 
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Frans & Leslie