Canterbury Sails by Chasseur: St. Simons Island

December 3 - 4, 2012 Monday and Tuesday

Mud River and Buttermilk Sound were our challenges for Monday, again we timed and approached these areas at rising to high tide and had no depth problems. There have been opportunities to "go outside" on the Atlantic to bypass these challenges and many people do, mostly because it takes longer to navigate through the Georgia ICW. It is a day sail from St. Simons Sound to Fernandina Beach (see map below). We both commented today that though the travel was a bit of work and slow, it was very beautiful and we were glad we chose this route.
We took a slip at St. Simons Island.
Tuesday morning we readied to depart St. Simons Island. Our departure time was 1030 with "Chasseur" as the lead boat. We cleared the long marina dock by approximately 300 yards when "Chasseur's" alarm light for the water temperature lite up and the gauge pegged beyond 240 degrees. We idled the boat back to the dock. "Mistress" turned back with us.
We had our spare parts on-board, and quickly replaced the demolished impeller. Tutty joined us at "Chasseur's" engine compartment for "head scratching", and advise.
We lost our tide window for the day to transit through Jekyll Creek, so we signed up for another day in St. Simons Island. The marina gave us 4 bicycles to use for the day, and we enjoyed a bicycle tour to the shore-side village of the Island. It was a delightful day. St. Simons Island will be a repeat visit in the future.

"The only good luck many great men ever had was being born with the ability and determination to overcome bad luck."

Channing Pollock