Northbound ’19 – The Wrap Up
After six months aboard, the OLOH Crew has been busy settling back into life on land. The nice thing this year is that OLOH is back home in the northeast (last season she summered in Florida) so we'll be able…
Northbound ’19 – Travel Day 25: Cape May, NJ to Jersey City, NJ
Conditions: Sunny. Winds South 5 - 10 - 15 kts, seas mostly 3-4' swells, 8 seconds apart. Distance traveled: 127 nautical miles (146 statute miles) Time underway: 12 hours 11 minutes Average Speed: 10.4 kts Max Speed: 14 kts Fuel…
Northbound ’19 – Travel Day 24: Bear, DE to Cape May, NJ
Conditions: Fog to start, overcast and cool (58°). Winds E 5 - 10 mph, seas calm to light chop. Distance traveled: 59 nautical miles (68 statute miles) Time underway: 6 hours Average Speed: 10 kts Max Speed: 18 kts Fuel…
Northbound ’19 – Travel Day 23: Baltimore, MD to Bear, DE
Distance traveled: 52.5 nautical miles (60.4 statute miles) Time underway: 6 hours 39 minutes Average Speed: 8 kts Max Speed: 12.5 kts Fuel used: 47 gallons We awoke to a heavy layer of fog and delayed our departure so it…
Northbound ’19 – Travel Day 22: North Beach, MD to Baltimore, MD
Conditions: Overcast and cool, some fog with 2-3 mile visibility, occasional light rain. Winds ENE 5 - 10 mph, seas a light chop then calm. Distance traveled: 40 nautical miles Time underway: 4 hours 15 minutes Average Speed: 9.5 kts…
Northbound ’19 – Travel Day 21: Deltaville, VA to North Beach, MD
Conditions: Early clouds then mostly sunny, warm. Winds SW 5 - 10. Bay 1' swells and calm. Distance traveled: 80 nautical miles Time underway: 7 hours 43 minutes Average Speed: 10 kts Max Speed: 17 kts Fuel used: 111 gallons…
Northbound ’19 – Travel Day 20: Hampton, VA to Deltaville, VA
Conditions: Overcast and cool (56°). Winds E 15 - 20 mph, seas 2-3-4' then 1' swells. Distance traveled: 49 statute miles Time underway: 4 hours 26 minutes Average Speed: 9.5 kts Max Speed: 13 kts Fuel used: 54 gallons We…
Northbound ’19 – Travel Day 19: Coinjock, NC to Hampton, VA
Conditions: Overcast and cool to start, sunny & hot to finish. Winds SW 10 - 15 mph, ICW calm. Light chop through Norfolk Harbor Distance traveled: 62 statute miles Time underway: 7 hours 25 minutes Average Speed: 7.3 kts Max…
Northbound ’19 – Travel Day 18: Belhaven, NC to Coinjock, NC
Conditions: Sunny & hot. Winds SE 5 - 10 mph, ICW, rivers and sounds calm. Distance traveled: 89 statute miles Time underway: 7 hours 42 minutes Average Speed: 8 kts Max Speed: 18.7 kts Fuel used: 105 gallons When we…
Northbound ’19 – Travel Day 17: Beaufort, NC to Belhaven, NC
Conditions: Overcast, cooler to start. Sunny & hot to finish. Winds SW 5 mph, ICW calm, light chop in some rivers. Distance traveled: 73 statute miles Time underway: 6 hours 50 minutes Average Speed: 9.3 kts Max Speed: 12 kts…
Northbound ’19 – Travel Day 16: Southport, NC to Beaufort, NC
Conditions: Sunny & warm. Winds SW 5 mph, ICW calm, ocean 2' easy swells on the beam. Distance traveled: 105 statute miles Time underway: 8 hours 28 minutes Average Speed: 10.6 kts Max Speed: 20 kts Fuel used: 123 gallons…
Northbound ’19 – Travel Day 15: Myrtle Beach, SC to Southport, NC
Conditions: Mostly sunny. Winds WSW 5 - 10 mph, ICW calm. Distance traveled: 65 statute miles Time underway: 7 hours Average Speed: 8 kts Max Speed: 19.3 kts Fuel used: 54 gallons After a very long prior day, we were…
Northbound ’19 – Travel Day 14: Charleston, SC – Myrtle Beach, SC
Conditions: Sun & Clouds, cold then cool. Winds NNW 5 - 10 mph, ICW calm. Distance traveled: 102 statute miles Time underway: 10 hours 6 minutes Average Speed: 9 kts Max Speed: 20.4 kts Fuel used: 104 gallons It was…
Northbound ’19 – Travel Day 13: Beaufort, SC to Charleston, SC
Conditions: Sunny and clouds. Windy. Winds SSE 10 - 15 mph, ICW calm to choppy. Distance traveled: 68 statute miles Time underway: 6 hours 40 minutes Average Speed: 9 kts Max Speed: 14 kts Fuel used: 60 gallons We got…
Northbound ’19 – Travel Day 12: Isle Of Hope, Ga, to Beaufort, SC
Conditions: Sunny, cool to start. Winds NE 10 - 15 mph, ICW calm, sounds choppy. Distance traveled: 51 statute miles Time underway: 5 hours 15 minutes Average Speed: 9 kts Max Speed: 19 kts Fuel used: 50 gallons We had…
Northbound ’19 – Travel Day 11: Sunbury, Ga to Isle Of Hope, Ga
Conditions: Mostly sunny and very windy. Winds WNW 15 - 25 mph, ICW choppy/calm. Distance traveled: 39 statute miles Time underway: 3 hours 35 minutes Average Speed: 10 kts Max Speed: 20.6 kts Fuel used: 43 gallons After an extraordinary…
Northbound ’19 – Travel Day 10: St Simons, Ga to Sunbury, Ga
Conditions: Sun and clouds, windy and mostly warm. Winds SSE 10 - 15 mph, ICW calm. Distance traveled: 67 statute miles Time underway: 6 hours 50 minutes Average Speed: 10 kts Max Speed: 19.4 kts Fuel used: 77 gallons On…
Northbound ’19 – Travel Day 9: St. Augustine, Fl to St Simons, GA
Conditions: Sunny and clouds, windy, cool then warm then hot. Winds SSE 10- 15 mph, ICW calm, 2-4 foot swells crossing St Andrews. Distance traveled: 103 statute miles Time underway: 10 hours 17 minutes Average Speed: 9 kts Max Speed:…
Northbound ’19 – Travel Day 8: Daytona, Fl to St Augustine, Fl
Conditions: Fog and cooler to start, then partly sunny and warming, sunny and hot on arrival. Winds NE 5 - 10 mph, ICW calm. Distance traveled: 57 statute miles Time underway: 6 hours Average Speed: 8.2 kts Max Speed: 18.2…
Northbound ’19 – Travel Day 7: Cocoa, Fl to Daytona, Fl
Conditions: Clouds and some light rain, cooler, then sun & clouds and warmer. Winds SSW 5 - 10 mph, ICW calm. Distance traveled: 68 statute miles Time underway: 7 hours 17 minutes Average Speed: 8 kts Max Speed: 12.3 kts…
Northbound ’19 – Travel Day 6: Fort Pierce, Fl to Cocoa, Fl
Conditions: Sun and clouds, warm. Winds SSE 10-15 then to 20 mph in afternoon. ICW waters calm to a light chop. Distance traveled: 70 statute miles Time underway: 6 hours 45 minutes Average Speed: 9 kts Max Speed: 17 kts…
Northbound ’19 – Travel Day 5: North Palm Beach, Fl to Fort Pierce, Fl
Conditions: Sun and clouds, hot. Winds SSE 10 - 15 mph, seas calm to a light chop. Distance traveled: 37 nautical miles Time underway: 4 hours 27 minutes Average Speed: 10 kts Max Speed: 15 kts Fuel used: 54 gallons…
Northbound ’19 – Travel Day 4: Fort Lauderdale, Fl to North Palm Beach, Fl
Conditions: Mostly sunny & hot. Winds SSE 5 - 10 kts, seas 1-2' on the beam. Distance traveled: 50.2 nautical miles Time underway: 5 hours 15 minutes* Average Speed: 10 kts Max Speed: 13 kts Fuel used: 55 gallons …
Northbound ’19 – Travel Day 3: Miami, Fl to Fort Lauderdale, Fl
Conditions: Sunny & hot. Winds light and variable, waters calm. Distance traveled: 25.1 nautical miles Time underway: 4 hours 40 minutes Average Speed: 5.4 kts* Max Speed: 16.3 kts We were up before the sun - separate from the…
Northbound ’19 – Travel Day 2: Marathon, Fl to Miami, Fl
Conditions: Mostly sunny. Winds SSE 5 - 10 mph, seas calm. Distance traveled: 97 nautical miles Time underway: 9 hours 35 minutes Average Speed: 10 kts Max Speed: 19 kts Fuel used: 140 gallons Because the forecast was so ideal…
Northbound ’19 – Travel Day 1: Key West, Fl to Marathon, Fl
Conditions: Sunny and hot. Winds SSE 5 - 10 mph, seas calm. Distance traveled: 37 nautical miles Time underway: 4 hours 27 minutes* Average Speed: 10 kts Max Speed: 15 kts Fuel used: 54 gallons Our last 48 hours at…
Northbound 2019 – Preparing To Launch
Is it that time already? Predictable as this next line may be, we're saying it anyway: it's hard to believe that it's been nearly four months since we arrived in Key West and began our winter adventure in the Conch…
