A New Year – A New Adventure
Day 1 of our 2020 Adventure went as well as we could have hoped for our first day back on the water. Destination - Jekyll Island. We covered 89 nautical miles over eight hours fifty minutes, around seventy miles of…
Seas and Greetings and Making Plans
We hope the holiday season finds you wherever you want to be and among people and creatures you want to be with most. The OLOH crew has had a delightful stay in Hilton Head. It has proven to be a…
Southbound ’19 – The Wrap Up
OLOH's Southbound '19 Adventure took us from the Hudson Valley in New York to Hilton Head Island in South Carolina with a one month layover in Deltaville, Virginia on the Chesapeake Bay. We had decided this year to make our…
Southbound ’19 – Travel Day 17: A Journey’s Brilliant End In Hilton Head
Conditions: Sunny and 57° to start, 62° to finish. Winds NNE 7kts, waters calm to light chop in the sound. Distance traveled: 27 statute miles Time underway: 2 hours 55 minutes Average Speed: 9 kts Max Speed: 14 kts…
Southbound ’19 – Two Days In The Homestretch: Georgetown, SC to Beaufort, SC
Travel Day 15: Georgetown to Charleston Conditions: Cloudy and 46° to start, partly sunny and 54° to finish. Winds light, waters calm. Distance traveled: 66 statute miles Time underway: 6 hours 44 minutes Average Speed: 9 kts Max Speed: 12…
Southbound ’19 – Travel Day 14: Heading For Lay Days in Georgetown, SC
Conditions: Overcast, temps from 38° to 51°. Winds North/Northeast 5-10 kts, waters calm to light chop. Distance traveled: 52 statute miles Time underway: 5 hours 12 minutes Average Speed: 9 kts Max Speed: 17 kts Fuel used: 47 gallons It…
Southbound ’19 – Travel Day 13: Barefoot In South Carolina
Conditions: Sunny and warm. Winds south/southwest 3 kts to start, northwest 11 knots to finish. Waters calm. Distance traveled: 44 statute miles Time underway: 5 hours 29 minutes Average Speed: 7 kts Max Speed: 19.3 kts Fuel used: 26 gallons…
Southbound ’19 – Travel Day 12: Boat Math, a Soggy Sighting and a Crew Farewell
Conditions: Mostly sunny, 47° to start, 66° to finish. Winds west/southwest less than 5 mph, waters calm. Distance traveled: 42 statute miles Time underway: 3 hours 30 minutes Average Speed: 9.5 kts Max Speed: 19.2 kts Fuel used: 41…
Southbound ’19 – Travel Day 11: Oriental, NC to Hampstead, NC
Conditions: Sunny and chilly to start, warmer to finish. Winds light and variable, calm seas. Distance traveled: 89 statute miles Time underway: 8 hours 48 minutes Average Speed: 9 kts Max Speed: 18.2 kts Fuel used: 88 gallons Another chilly…
Southbound ’19 – Travel Day 10: Checking Out Oriental
Conditions: Sunny, windy and cold. Winds North/Northeast 10 kts, sounds and rivers 1-2'. Distance traveled: 48 statute miles Time underway: 4 hours 24 minutes Average Speed: 9.5 kts Max Speed: 19 kts Fuel used: 52 gallons After…
