M/V MAERIN

One of our favorite stopovers, St. Augustine is lit up like- well, a Christmas tree. Judging from the size of the crowds, it’s a popular Christmas destination! Our Christmas aboard is low key, simply enjoying the time here where our evening strolls are in shorts and a light vest and daytime temps are hovering around […]

Maerin’s been troubled with intermittent engine shutdowns, coming at random times, with no clear cause. Since the engine fires back up without hesitation, an air problem is not the likely culprit, more likely is a problem with the fuel shutoff solenoid and/or the wiring involved in that control circuit. A momentary drop in voltage or […]

Our night anchored off Cumberland Island was not as serene as the sunset earlier had portended as the winds cranked up into the 20-25 kt neighborhood just after dark. A bit noisy and bumpy, but not enough to keep us awake. Still a bit breezy in the morning, we had breakfast and headed ashore. This […]

Engine Problems! We departed Savannah at 2315 Thursday to take advantage of the ebb current, headed for Cumberland Island. The overnight cruise would put us in the anchorage at Cumberland Island late the following Friday afternoon. Conditions offshore were ideal, light winds, calm seas, and clear skies. Sometime after sunrise, we discovered that we had […]

Up bright and early, we left Price Creek 0730 and headed for Charleston, where we opted to bypass one of our favorite stopovers, instead heading out to sea and Savannah. Our timing would put us into Tybee Roads after dark, where we’d head up the Savannah River on a flood tide, arriving at City Dock […]

We’re still moving south, not at a breakneck pace since the weather has been quite nice. We left Oriental Tuesday morning the 6th, and made a short run to Morehead City where we spent 2 nights. We won two free nights as a door prize at the Selene Rendezvous, and we had until the end […]

One week on the water, we are making leisurely progress south. We spent two days in Deltaville to avoid an unpleasant ride on 4 ft chop banging head seas. A good move. Our run from Deltaville to Portsmouth was smooth enough, and the extra day allowed the front to pass and winds to clock around […]