We’re up at 0600 and underway at 0630. Its only 20 miles to Charleston, but we are hoping to make it through Elliott’s Cut and Wappoo Creek before it reaches maximum current. Lots of skinny water all the way until we reach the wider parts of the Stono River. We are late arriving at the cut and fight a 2.0+ mph current, however we do arrive a little early for the restricted opening at the Wappoo Creek Bridge. Once past the bridge it was just a short run to the Ashley River and Charleston.
We contacted the Charleston City Marina got our slip assignment and directions. Approaching the “J” dock, I swung Ninkasi in a wide starboard turn to enter the slip area. That was a big mistake as the current swung us way wide and I had to really power up to avoid hitting a boat on the end of “K” dock. Other than that the docking went smoothly. We covered the 20 miles in four hours arriving at 1030.
We spent the rest of the day cleaning the boat, relaxing, taking showers and taking naps.
Location: Charleston, SC at MM 469. Boat distance traveled, 20.2 miles. Time in actual transit, 5 hours. Top speed 7.3 mph, average speed 4.1 mph
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